How new AUSTRAC anti-money laundering obligations will impact our clients

21/04/2026 Australian law firms, including Grifin Legal, will be subject to mandatory anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) obligations from 1 July 2026, marking a significant expansion of the country’s financial crime prevention regime. The new laws bring legal practitioners into line with banks and financial institutions that have long operated under similar requirements. …
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Owners of social media pages responsible for all comments posted

A recent ruling by the High Court of Australia found that media companies were liable for comments posted on their social media pages. It was upheld that media companies, in facilitating and encouraging comments on posts, will render them as publishers of those comments. Clear recommendations are for all businesses, organisations running social media accounts …
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