Cheng Lim, Bryony Evans and Clea Denham talk about the real and present danger of cyber attacks. They’re unthinkable, but the risks should be top of mind for companies and directors. They share their top tips to plan for cyber resilience. Australia’s corporate...
Just three months. That’s how long it took for the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to use new powers to publicly name and shame a virtual asset (VA) exchange. Known as “JPEX” , the unlicensed crypto exchange was warned about potential breaches of the...
Bryony Evans, Kendra Fouracre and Ella Hall look at how AI is regulated globally - and the path that Australia should take. They explain why AI-specific regulation should build on the existing laws we have, rather than rushing to introduce new laws. With the meteoric...
This quarter, Urszula McCormack and Emily Fox look at the latest developments in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) worldwide - including several projects on which the KWM team has advised. In our regular update, we share the shifts happening in the world of...
James McKenzie & Romy Descours-Karmitz examine the controversial Tulip Trading Case and how it has thrust novel issues regarding cryptocurrency into the English courts and the media spotlight. The case awaits full trial. The regulation of digital assets is set for...
Suraj Sajnani, Sian Knight and Michelle Chen discuss the Hong Kong High Court's express confirmation, for the first time ever, that cryptocurrency is “property” and can form the subject matter of a trust. The Court’s decision in Re Gatecoin Ltd aligns Hong Kong’s...
Urszula McCormack and Leonie Tear set out the steps to take to manage the case no company wants to encounter: being held to ransom in a cyber attack. Finding out that customer data has been hacked, exfiltrated and is being held to ransom by an unknown threat actor is...
Peter Bullock discusses the rise of crypto disputes and why they will continue to occur in 2023 and beyond Although it has been 14 years since the the presumed pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto defined the genesis block of bitcoin, the subject of cryptocurrencies, digital...
“Now is the last chance to have your say on the shape of privacy laws in Australia for the next 10 years – so use it wisely.” KWM Partner Cheng Lim Australia’s privacy and data protection laws are set for an overhaul that will both strengthen and modernise the...
Debate continues around the potential for Artificial intelligence (AI) to replace the roles humans have occupied for generations. But can it be a force for good? AI could contribute more than $20 trillion for the global economy by 2030[1] and the use of generative AI...
Digitisation can help public services to improve decisions – just as it does for the private sector.
Victor Dominello, the Minister for Customer Service & Digital Government in New South Wales, spoke with KWM Partner Annabel Griffin about his mission: “to use data, digital tech, to reduce suffering and improve quality of life”.