Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Privacy Reform Unveiled: Impacts on Australian Consumer and Competition Law
- Misleading and deceptive conduct arising from privacy practices, including ACCC enforcement action
- Proposed new security standards and recall procedures for connected products
- Consideration of merger controls on data related transactions
- Update on market studies into competition in digital markets
- Other relevant considerations under the recent privacy, cyber and AI reforms
Presented by Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomson Greer; Recognised in Intellectual Property Law, Best Lawyers 2025
Chair
Justin Jones, Partner, Ashurst
Presenters
Justin Jones, Partner, Ashurst
Justin is a partner in Ashurst's APAC Competition team, with over 20 years' experience in advising on a wide range of competition and consumer law matters. Justin is experienced in assisting clients to obtain merger clearance, respond to regulatory inquiries, defend and pursue litigation, achieve best practice regulatory compliance, and secure other regulatory authorisations and exemptions. Justin is recognised in Chambers, Legal500, Lexology and Best Lawyers as a leading competition lawyer in Australia.
Bronwyn Furse, Partner, Thomson Geer
Bronwyn Furse is a commercial lawyer with specialist expertise in the areas of privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, and intellectual property amongst others. Her practice traverses public and private industry sectors including financial services, government, health, health tech and other technology providers, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, health, manufacturing, energy and resources, from start-ups through to multinational groups. Working with multinational groups means Bronwyn's work involves complex cross border work, and understanding of relationships between various local and offshore privacy regimes. In relation to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity she routinely provides advisory services, manages data breaches, complaints and investigations, assists with contractual negotiations, develops compliance frameworks, undertakes audits, conducts privacy impact assessments, and delivers tailored training. Bronwyn is on the Australia and New Zealand advisory board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as the Licensing Executives Society. She is routinely recognised by her peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Australia in the areas of Privacy and Data Security Law, Intellectual Property Law and Franchise Law, and in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended lawyer in the areas of Intellectual Property and in Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law.
