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Development in the raising of the Hick's solution may bode well for Assange.

This bulletin has links to recent media releases, reports, cases and other issues of interest to NSW government lawyers.

LECC recommends consequences for badly behaved police officers. NSWPF is now to decide upon he appropriate disciplinary action.

These reforms to corporation and tax laws have significant impact on directors, pre-insolvency advisers and businesses.

Corporate culture has been an emphasis of financial services and was a primary focus of the Hayne Royal Commission.

Directors should be aware that their company could incur liabilities and obligations without their knowledge or consent.

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has applied Brandon J’s dictum in "the Swan" to a case where a stockbroker arranged a loan from the stockbroker’s clients to another client.

The Senate is set to hold an inquiry into the effectiveness of Australian laws designed to tackle foreign bribery.

The court found that her PayPal account was used over two days to make hundreds of fraudulent transactions.

The recent NAB / ABS insider trading scam has been described as the worst instance of insider trading in Australia.

The Australian Prime Minister has stated that, besides consular assistance, Assange will receive "no special treatment".

Fraudulent activities in NSW are proscribed by the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995.

You receive an urgent email from the CEO requesting a payment be processed before the end of the day. The email looks genuine, the writing style appears familiar, the address is correct and relevant supporting documentation is attached.

A survey showed 32.2% of fraud cases occurred in organisations that lacked internal controls to prevent fraud.

Australian Defence Force whistleblower David McBride's appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed.

"Creditor-defeating dispositions" is a new concept and a new offence introduced into the Corporations Act.

The Australian Federal Parliament has passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 ("Act"), some six years after a bill to create a 'failure to prevent' foreign bribery offence was first introduced.