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Private credit’s reckoning: why governance failures are becoming the real risk for AFSL holders and directors
By: Suzanne Craig and Thomas Cavanagh The collapse of Shield, First Guardian and property developer Bathla has transformed private credit from an investment story into a governance story. Suzanne Craig and Thomas Cavanagh examine ASIC's emerging enforcement strategy, the growing exposure of AFSL holders and directors, and the implications for D&O and professional indemnity insurers. Background For much of the last decade, Australia's private credit market has been viewed as ...
New $10 million environmental fines: What dairy farmers and SMEs need to know
By: Neil Beadle and Finlay Watson What has changed? New Zealand's Resource Management Act's new maximum fine of $10 million for corporate offenders has attracted significant attention.1 For large corporates, the message from New Zealand Parliament appears clear. What was once a $600,000 maximum fine has become $10 million. The intent is plainly to expose serious environmental offending to significantly greater penalties. But what does that mean for dairy farmers and ...
Get to know Angela Luu: WK’s Head of Client Operations & Digital Adoption
We recently caught up with Angela Luu, Wotton Kearney’s Head of Client Operations & Digital Adoption, to discuss her new role and what it means for clients, the firm and the future of legal service delivery. Drawing on her experience across legal operations, client service and digital transformation, Angela is leading a new function focused on helping WK deliver more connected, consistent and digitally enabled services. By working across product ...