Cybersecurity risk management obligations for Australian Financial Services Licensees: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 496

For the first time the Federal Court has held that an Australian Financial Services Licensee has breached its obligations under the Corporations Act by failing to adequately manage cybersecurity risk.  We discuss the implications of this decision...Continue reading…


Bagging copyright protection as a ‘work of artistic craftsmanship’ after State of Escape Accessories Pty Limited v Schwartz [2022] FCAFC 63

We discuss a recent Full Federal Court decision that highlights the difficulty in establishing that a functional design has copyright protection as a ‘work of artistic craftsmanship’...Continue reading…