June 29, 2022

How board strategy evolves to drive dynamic growth

It goes without saying that businesses of different sizes have different needs and concerns - particularly where governance is required. So what are the key things business leaders should consider when establishing governance frameworks that will support dynamic growth at all stages of organisational maturity? In partnership with the Governance Institute of Australia, LexisNexis® has prepared a whitepaper that unpacks...

March 11, 2022

Customer in Focus: Aussie Broadband

LexisNexis and Aussie Broadband worked together to build a tailored, telco-specific solution to streamline Aussie Broadband’s compliance management, monitoring and update requirements. The development of a comprehensive register of information means the entire Aussie Broadband regulatory compliance team can easily and efficiently find the latest updates and understand how these changes impact the business. Andrew...

February 11, 2022

Complimentary Compliance Register covering Modern Slavery obligations

NSW became the first State or Territory in Australia to have standalone legislation to combat modern slavery. Will other States and Territories follow suit? Get ahead of your Modern Slavery obligations and join the hundreds of risk and compliance professionals accessing the complimentary LexisNexis Regulatory Compliance Modern Slavery module. LEARN MORE

January 19, 2022

Customer in Focus: Brighte

LexisNexis and Brighte worked together to build a tailored compliance content solution to streamline Brighte’s compliance attestations and ongoing management, monitoring and updating requirements. The development of a comprehensive register of legal and regulatory requirements means people across every level of Brighte now have the most up-to-date information at their fingertips. Brighte uses LexisNexis Regulatory...

January 07, 2022

Complimentary Whitepaper: Compliance Risk and ISO 37301 - Reshaping Compliance Management

Governance, Risk & Compliance professionals and seasoned company officers know that not all forms of risk faced by organisations are equal. Economic risks, while significant, can only be reacted to in the absence of broad power to influence macroeconomic conditions. Credit and liquidity risks can be managed with prudential control measures, while environmental and cybersecurity risks, despite trending upwards, rise...

November 04, 2021

Future Mobility: A New Frontier

Connected and autonomous vehicles will soon be a reality, and electric mobility will be brought to the masses. But regulators need to step in to resolve legal, technical and ethical quandaries. This report explores the issues that will underpin MLex Future Mobility service.

October 17, 2021

Special Report: Staff privacy and vaccination information

By Yoness Blackmore, Senior Legal Writer, Practical Guidance Employment Vaccination information – if you have this data, how can you use it? Vaccination is a word on almost everyone’s lips these days. It’s a tough issue for both businesses and workers, many of whom may have already made personal decisions either way; or are in the process of doing so. However, the key issues are not just about...

October 15, 2021

Complimentary whitepaper to help you balance the risks of new tech

It’s an all-too-familiar sentiment in 2021, but there’s no denying that technology is redefining the world as we know it. Every year new risks emerge, and existing risks are dealt with - and the governance industry is right in the thick of it! With that in mind we’ve pulled together a whitepaper full of insights from the country’s leading governance professionals about how they’re managing...

May 04, 2021

The privacy challenges posed by location data

Location data is so rich and revealing of patterns of movement and behaviour that it can oftentimes at least individuate, if not also lead to the identification of, individuals. Any corporation that collects an individual’s location data may be wrestling with specific challenges to meeting its obligations defined under the Australian Privacy Act. In fact, the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) recently held that...

April 07, 2021

Big Tech Pushback: Australia builds a bold experiment in regulating Google and Facebook

This special report focuses on the worldwide shockwaves that Australia is causing as it charts an experimental course in policing Big Tech. Its landmark 2019 Digital Platforms Inquiry is filtering through to government policy, lawsuits and a new can-do attitude to regulating the likes of Google and Facebook. Fill out this form to download your complimentary copy of this report.

November 22, 2020

Top 5 facts you need to know about ASIC civil litigation

Over the last 10 years, the ASIC regulatory landscape has changed a great deal — legislative developments, funding changes, royal commissions, the political spotlight — but how does this landscape translate into real life experience in the courts? Lifting the lid on civil litigation involving ASIC — does a deeper analysis of enforcement judgments in this space reveal any surprises? The top 10 legislative...

November 21, 2020

Spotlight on Barrister Danny Feller SC and the ‘paperless practice’

It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that the legal industry is going through a period of unprecedented change, with the rapid adoption of technology in many forms in Australian courts. One barrister who is nailing the brief is Danny Feller SC of Edmund Barton Chambers, who uses Lexis Red ® alongside his Lexis Advance ® subscription. Edmund Barton Chambers is one of Sydney’s largest barrister’s...

November 20, 2020

AML & Financial Crimes Congress 2020 Insights

Anti money laundering and financial crimes compliance is high priority for Australian regulators at the moment. Following a number of incidents in recent years, Australian businesses are tightening their reporting processes, and increasing management and board oversight of these risks. In June 2020, the GRC Institute held its annual Anti Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Congress. With some of the industry’s...

November 01, 2020

Complimentary whitepaper: How Australia’s unique conditions affect our ability to innovate

While innovation is often driven by market forces, the fabric of a country is equally - if not more - important in generating new ideas and bringing them to fruition. Within Australia, we have a unique combination of cultural, geographic, regulatory and economic factors that both drive, and hold back, innovation. In October 2020, the Governance Institute of Australia and LexisNexis hosted a roundtable to truly get under...

January 02, 2020

The rise of mandatory mediation in Australia - insights for litigators

While mediation hasn’t always fitted perfectly into an adversarial system that’s evolved over hundreds of years, the rise of the digital age and user-friendly sentiment is driving a new wave of interest in the role and process of mediation. Since the 1990s, legislatures and courts in Australia have embraced the idea that alternative dispute resolution (ADR), especially mediation, is in both the public interest...

January 01, 2019

The Hidden Cost of Free Legal Research

During the average work week, over 50% of small law practitioners conduct legal research, with many relying on free resources. However, the evidence suggests that what is ‘free’ may actually cost small law firms both time and money. We explore the challenges faced by small law firms, their research motivations and how free research tools stand up against paid legal resources. Fill out the form to download...