Social media

Social media provides us with opportunities to influence and build trust. Encourage your leaders to use social media to share stories, to talk about your organisational and personal goals and…

Reputation damage represents a powerful threat to company value and trust, which means boards now expect corporate affairs leaders to proactively identify reputation risks.  Using a proven…

OAIC Commissioner reminds directors of Australian companies that they should ‘regularly and proactively assess their information handling practices’ to ensure compliance. Human error was the cause…

A new type of product claim is emerging in the Australian class action market focusing on statements made in the marketing of the product. The class action forum significantly alters the strategic…

Privacy issues apply broadly to all organisations in Australia which fall within the scope of the Privacy Act who are conducting social media activities The Spam Act prohibits sending unsolicited…

Social media can present a range of risks to employers. While there is an absence of statutory protections for the privacy of workers, employers should not see this as a green light to regulate all…

The most high profile of the changes brought about by the Building Act is the re-establishment of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner  and the Australian Building and Construction…