Graeme Slattery

May 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Haystead |Graeme Slattery |Rebecca Jane Heath |Hannah Laming

BackgroundAs discussed in our client alert in March, the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 passed through Parliament in February 2024 and introduced a new corporate offence into the Commonwealth Criminal Code for a failure to prevent foreign bribery, based on an equivalent offence in the UK's Bribery Act 2010 (Bribery Act). The offence will apply where an associate of a corporation has committed bribery for the profit or gain of the corporation.

Mar 6, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Haystead |Graeme Slattery |Rebecca Jane Heath

BackgroundAfter years of parliamentary prevarication spanning three governments, on 29 February 2024, the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill passed both houses of federal Parliament and will soon come into force.

Feb 29, 2024 | lexology.com | Rebecca Jane Heath |Graeme Slattery |Jon Baker

SummaryAt present, there is no specific Australian legislation regulating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. That is in contrast to some other jurisdictions, which have legislation in place, or significantly advanced draft laws, specifically regulating the technology.

Dec 7, 2023 | lexology.com | Graeme Slattery |David Naylor |Malcolm Dowden |Charles-Albert Helleputte |Julia Jacobson |Alan L. Friel | +10 more

IntroductionThe scope and speed of developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have outpaced the expectations of many in industry and AI is now revolutionising thinking not just in Australia, but around the world. AI is already having a significant impact on business, but it has become clear that we have yet to fully understand the potential applications, advantages and efficiencies. Along with these applications, advantages and efficiencies come legal and other risks.

Aug 1, 2023 | squirepattonboggs.com | Graeme Slattery |Tom Haystead |Rebecca Jane Heath

There has been a final twist in the appellate saga between the Crown and Jacobs Group (Australia) Pty Ltd (Jacobs). The High Court has unanimously overturned the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal’s construction of the phrase “the value of the benefit” as it appears in the foreign bribery corporate penalty provision in the Commonwealth Criminal Code.