Australia: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

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Corporate Crime 360: Your Complete Guide To APAC Trends In 2026

The risk landscape confronting corporates continues to shift quickly, shaped by geopolitical volatility, ongoing legal reform and common themes in the regulatory trajectory across borders.

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Foreign Bribery Risk: What Happens When Your Agent Pays A Bribe Overseas?

In September 2024, Australia introduced sweeping reforms to its anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) regime with the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (Foreign Bribery Act)...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Regulators Intensify Enforcement Of Bribery, Money Laundering And AI-driven Fraud

There was an uptick in Australian white-collar enforcement risk in 2025, driven by expanding accountability regimes and active regulators across bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, ESG claims, cyber/technology risk failings and consumer protection.

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A&O Shearman

NSW Expands Surveillance Powers And Introduces Public Interest Protections

The NSW Government has announced legislative reforms that will enhance the surveillance powers of investigative agencies including NSW's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

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K&L Gates LLP

When Can Police Arrest A Person In New South Wales? Know Your Rights

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

3 Tips To Help Protect Your Organisation From Fraud (Video)

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FTI Consulting

End-To-End Support For Complex Investigations (Video)

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FTI Consulting

Supporting You Through Critical Investigations (Video)

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FC

FTI Consulting

Inside The Madoff Ponzi Scheme With A Lead Investigator (Video)

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FTI Consulting

Chiropractor guilty of professional misconduct following consensual relationship with client

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Hall Payne Lawyers

TerraCom's Whistleblower Woes - Australian Federal Court Approves First Whistleblower Retaliation Penalty

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A&O Shearman

Indefeasibility Of Title - Legal Certainty In An Age Of Rising Fraud

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Bartier Perry

What Happens If One Of Your Agents Gives A Bribe Overseas? (Podcast)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Demystifying Australia's National Anti-Corruption Commission (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

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Cooper Grace Ward

Terminating an employee based on their inability to perform the inherent requirements of a job

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Criminal record checks at work: relevance, spent convictions and privacy risks for employers

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends

Australia Technology

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Fraud has evolved - has your organisation?

Fraud risk is accelerating. Many organisations are not adapting fast enough.

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KordaMentha

Australian business owners beware: fraudulent intellectual property enforcement scams on the rise

Scammers often seek to confer legitimacy by impersonating reputable law firms or IP practitioners.

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Cooper Grace Ward

McBride heads to the High Court, after his sentence stands on appeal

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

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

How businesses should react to new UK guidance on failure to prevent fraud

Explores the new UK guidance on failure to prevent fraud, its key principles & how to mitigate risks effectively.

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LegalVision

Identity theft and fraud in Australia: What the 2024 Melbourne case reveals about cybercrime's growing threat

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Business fraud - Catch me if you can

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Worrells

Liability for bank payment fraud – lessons from Mobius v Inoteq

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Kennedys

NSW Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Cash from Evidence Bags

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

ASIC quick to utilise Federal Court's expanded jurisdiction to hear criminal matters

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Holding Redlich

Australia's Regulatory Crackdown Targets Bribery, Money Laundering And Cybercrime

Australia Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Business Email Compromise And Invoice Fraud – A Duty Of Care On The Innocent?

Australia Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Blackmail laws and penalties in Australia

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Safeguarding Your Organisation From Fraud: The Importance Of Background Checks

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FTI Consulting

Trust Isn't A Control – The Insider Threat

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FTI Consulting

Business Email Compromise And Invoice Fraud – A Duty Of Care On The Innocent?

The Western Australian District Court's recent decision in Mobius Group Pty Ltd v Inoteq Pty Ltd highlights the potential consequence for the innocent party where fraudulent changes...

Australia Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Blackmail laws and penalties in Australia

Outlines what constitutes the act of blackmail, relevant offences as well as possible defences that could apply.

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Safeguarding Your Organisation From Fraud: The Importance Of Background Checks

Advances in technology, including AI, have led organisations to implement increasingly sophisticated fraud prevention and detection strategies.

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FTI Consulting

Trust Isn't A Control – The Insider Threat

Often organisations focus on external fraud threats with limited focus on the insider threat.

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FTI Consulting

The offence of Bribing a Foreign Public Official

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Earlier this year, Australia enacted the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (the Act) in an attempt to strengthen the country's anti-bribery and corruption regime.

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K&L Gates LLP

Guarding Against Fraud And Loss – What You Need To Know When Taking Security By Way Of A Bank Guarantee

Bank guarantees (BGs) are a very old invention yet remain one of the most common forms of security that are provided in respect of leasing and other property transactions. Despite their prevalence...

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

Implying A "Fair Go" In Government Decision-Making

Procedural fairness generally applies to all government decisions affecting a person's rights or interests, unless there is a clear Parliamentary intention evident in the relevant legislation to exclude procedural fairness.

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Moulis Legal

$4m win for fraudster Melissa Caddick's victims

The Federal Court of Australia approved the biggest distribution yet to those swindled by MC's dodgy investment scheme.

Australia Insolvency

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Swaab

Plutus Payroll: The famous tax evasion case

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JB Solicitors

NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) fraud in Australia

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Data collection by landlords – what can they legally ask a tenant?

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

Whistleblower's lengthy sentence could deter others from exposing crime and corruption

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Employment relations podcast #38 – Wage theft: Go directly to jail?

Australia Criminal

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Piper Alderman

Blockchain Bites: Federal Court's decision flips Qoin but clarifies the regulatory perimeter, FTX to make customers whole under new reorganisation plan, Government drops first ScamWatch report, Mt Gox: Alexander Vinnik pleads guilty, Roger Ver faces tax reckoning

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

A game of liability cap and mouse: court upholds limit on loss from careless research

Australia Consumer

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

New anti-money laundering laws could mean prison for professionals

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Strengthening Australia's money laundering defences

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KordaMentha

Substantial Strengthening Of Australia's Foreign Bribery Laws: Are Your Procedures Up To Scratch?

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Jones Day

Ponzi-scheme company liquidators given time to investigate scam 'winners'

Australia Insolvency

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Who is liable when art forgery is uncovered – the auction house, the seller, or the buyer's agent? Which case won?

Australia Media & IT

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Stacks Law Firm

Protect yourself against payment redirection scams

Australia Real Estate

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Stacks Law Firm

New wage theft laws: What impact will Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 have on underpaid employee entitlements?

Australia Criminal

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Preston Law

Key features of the new Public Interest Disclosure Act 2022 (PID Act 2022) in New South Wales

Australia Government

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Carroll & O'Dea

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Supporting You Through Critical Investigations (Video)

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FTI Consulting

Demystifying Australia's National Anti-Corruption Commission (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Monitoring your Licence Number through Google Alerts

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Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Corporate Misconduct: A Change Is Coming (Video)

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Dentons

Breaking Brexit Down: Anti-Corruption (VIDEO)

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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