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Climate statements and personal exposure: a D&O guide to the liability landscape
By: Raisa Conchin, Jacques Jacobs, Amanda Beattie and Zoe Jones At a glance In 2026, climate‑related statements entered the mainstream of directors’ and officers’ liability. This fourth article in our climate series focusses upon the personal liability landscape for D&O arising from climate-related statements and disclosures, including the new statutory sustainability reporting obligations under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This article considers the three main pathways through ...
Treasury consults on significant reforms to the regulation of Australia’s audit sector
By: Suzanne Craig, Thomas Cavanagh and Jacqueline Mendoza Treasury has consulted on a suite of potential reforms aimed at strengthening accountability, governance and oversight across Australia's accounting, auditing and consulting sectors. Released on 1 July 2026, the options paper proposes a range of reforms directed principally at the audit sector, including an ASIC licensing regime for audit firms, restrictions on conflicts of interest within multidisciplinary firms, new governance requirements for audit partnerships ...
2026 Wotton Kearney APIG Scholarship: Winner announced
Congratulations to Roger Wong at SURA Technology Risks on being awarded the 2026 Wotton Kearney APIG Scholarship. This year’s applicants were asked to identify a major issue in their area of insurance and propose how it could be resolved. Roger impressed the judging panel with his submission on ‘Information Asymmetry in the World of Cyber Insurance’, exploring the importance on helping small businesses better understand the benefits of cyber risk ...