Spotlight on Risk

Shining the spotlight on the complex, challenging and continually evolving modern risk environment.

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Business leaders and organisations today face a complex, challenging and continually evolving modern risk environment. By shining a spotlight on risk we provide insights into the current and emerging legal, regulatory and governance issues and trends that directors, senior executives and industry professionals should be aware of.

Our insights are drawn from the expertise and experience of our legal and risk professionals working across all key industry sectors. We provide commentary and analysis on regulatory and risk issues ranging from core directors’ duties, ESG risk identification and culture and conduct risk to financial crime, regulatory investigations and new developments in data, privacy, technology, cyber and AI. Whether you’re looking to identify and address risks impacting your everyday operations or considering how to engage constructively with regulators and key stakeholders on risk issues, our insights will position you to effectively navigate and respond to those challenges.

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Financial crime
Regulatory investigations
Corporate governance, culture & conduct risk

Data protection, privacy and cyber risk
Crisis response
Sustainability
Digital Operations

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Tranche 2

Tranche 2 Anti-Money Laundering regulations will soon be implemented in Australia.

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Privacy Act

Privacy and Data Protection laws are crucial to the management of data-based business models. We bring you the latest on...

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Latest articles

Diagnosis Cyber: Indicators that your cyber risk management needs review

Cybersecurity and cyber-resilience risk management and governance is both complicated and technically challenging. ASIC Commissioner Danielle Press recently confirmed that ‘ASIC expects directors to ensure their organisation’s risk management framework adequately addresses cyber security risk ... and enhance cyber resilience.'

July 18, 2022

Was RI Advice a watershed for cybersecurity law in Australia or a damp squib?

We distil critical lessons from the Federal Court’s recent decision in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd.

May 20, 2022

LIBOR Transition: What happens now?

Many loan market participants, finance parties and creditors, have spent considerable resources in preparing for the LIBOR D-Day that was 31 December 2021.

January 13, 2022

The use of mediation to improve global restructuring outcomes in a post-pandemic world

Writing exclusively for GRR, Debra Grassgreen and Scott Atkins make a case for why mediation has an important role to play in global restructuring reform going forward.

October 25, 2021

Outer space: The new frontier for restructuring and insolvency

Activities in outer space have increased significantly over the last few years. Governments across the globe have launched new space strategies and policies which identify investment in new space law projects, in both the public and private sector, as an important component of future economic growth.

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Ethixbase 360 Third-Party Risk Management

Bringing together Norton Rose Fulbright’s global human rights expertise with the Ethixbase 360 powerful Third-party Risk Management platform to help your business identify, mitigate, and manage Modern Slavery risk in your supply chain.

Rethinking workplace risk

Mitigating heightened risks relating to governance, accountability, culture, reputation and safety in the modern workplace.

Compliance Manager

Compliance Manager is our award winning online risk management and compliance training tool. Educate and inform your employees on the risks that affect your organisation and brand with customised training that can be accessed across your entire workforce.

The Hayne Royal Commission

Insights from our risk and compliance specialists and legal experts on the key challenges and opportunities arising from the Hayne Royal Commission.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

ESG is transforming society from a global to a local level and every institution needs the right guidance to manage risk, grasp opportunities and navigate change.