ASIC alleges “Missing Cybersecurity Measures” against AFS Licensee – A Curse and a Blessing: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v FIIG Securities Limited ACN 085 661 632

By Jason Symons, Partner, Mitchell Riley-Meijer, Incident Response Manager, Max Feng, Lawyer, Carolyn Nguyen, Lawyer, Zein El Hassan, Partner, Giulianna Kharoufeh, Senior Associate and Evelyn Levers, Associate

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has brought proceedings against an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensee alleging “Missing Cybersecurity Measures” in the period prior to suffering a significant cyber incident. This follows the landmark decision in ASIC v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd (RI Advice) in 2022.

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A Man of Straw: Sole Directors and Non-Party Costs – Kyne v Brandrick & Associates Pty Ltd [2025] VSCA 17

By Stuart Eustice, Partner and Gregor Campbell, Lawyer

The Court of Appeal was recently required to consider the decision by the County Court to pierce the corporate veil and join a building company’s director to a costs order. The Court took the opportunity to further discuss the circumstances in which a non-party may be joined to a costs order.

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Changing Their Minds: Principles for Applications to Withdraw Admissions – Bye v Hend [2025] ACTSC 94

By Matthew Skelly, Senior Associate and Brooke Volbrecht, Associate

Mills Oakley was recently involved in an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory which confirmed the principles relevant to the withdraw admissions made by one party to the proceedings.

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A snapshot of registered health practitioner misconduct in Victoria

By Stuart Eustice, Partner and Zoe Vlahogiannis, Lawyer 

In this article, Melbourne Insurance Partner Stuart Eustice and lawyer Zoe Vlahogiannis provide a snapshot of key cases of registered health practitioner misconduct in Victoria.

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