Regulatory Investigations and Compliance

Regulatory Investigations and Compliance

Our lawyers have extensive regulatory investigation experience, including:

  • acting for the employees of a number of domestic and international banks in connection with various ASIC, ACCC and foreign regulatory investigations, including in relation to the manipulation of the bank bill swap rate and foreign currency rates;
  • providing advice in relation to insider trading claims;
  • acting for a large international bank which successfully defended proceedings alleging that it was involved in taking secret commissions when engaged in foreign currency transactions;
  • representing members of an organisation of employers in s 155 examinations by the ACCC and subsequently representing the organisation in proceedings commenced by the ACCC;
  • providing advice on notices issued by the ACCC under s 155 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth);
  • conducting regulatory compliance audits and preparing regulatory compliance reports for s 87B undertakings under the Australian Consumer Law, including for a divestiture of businesses for the purpose of a major acquisition;
  • providing advice in relation to an investigation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption; and
  • providing advice about directors’ duties and related investigations by ASIC.

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