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Key issues facing the education sector

Employment & Workplace Relations| 11 May 2022

Key issues facing the education sector

Partner Alison Baker and Special Counsel Julian Hammond discuss how education providers are recovering from the pandemic.

Stop that site! The rise of site-blocking orders in the higher education sector

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 30 Nov 2021

Stop that site! The rise of site-blocking orders in the higher education sector

In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Australia has, for the first time, made orders blocking access to online websites which promote cheating in the higher education sector under the TEQSA Act.

Vocational Education and Training sector update: winter 2021 – regulatory changes, audits and enforcement activities

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 06 Jul 2021

Vocational Education and Training sector update: winter 2021 – regulatory changes, audits and enforcement activities

This is the first in our series of seasonal updates that provide a brief overview of the regulatory changes, recent key cases and upcoming events for those in the Australian vocational education sector.

Power, corruption and lies: a new order for the corporate criminal responsibility regime in Australia?

Corporate & Commercial| 20 Oct 2020

Power, corruption and lies: a new order for the corporate criminal responsibility regime in Australia?

The Australian Law Reform Commission’s new Corporate Crime Report is a call to action for Australian businesses: it’s not enough to have policies in place to prevent corporate misconduct if they do not create a culture of compliance.

Another day, another financial services inquiry – non-bank lenders now in the Senate spotlight

Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 22 Oct 2018

Another day, another financial services inquiry – non-bank lenders now in the Senate spotlight

The announcement on Wednesday 17 October 2018 of a Senate inquiry into “credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship” continues the current forensic examination into the state of financial services in Australia.