When regulators start asking questions, the way you respond in the first hours and days can significantly influence the outcome. Whether dealing with an ASIC inquiry, ACCC scrutiny, or allegations raised through a whistleblower complaint, in-house counsel play a critical role in managing risk, protecting privilege, and guiding organisations through regulatory pressure. Gain practical insight into current enforcement priorities, the year's most significant settlements and court decisions, emerging theories of systems and accessory liability, and the key issues facing directors and officers. Leave with a clearer understanding of how to respond strategically to investigations, reduce the risk of enforcement action, and provide confident, commercially focused advice when the stakes are high.
Thursday, 12 November 2026
1.00pm to 2.00pm Managing Regulatory Investigations and Reducing the Risk of Enforcement Action
- ASIC and ACCC enforcement priorities, and what they signal for the year ahead
- The year's significant settlements and decided cases, and the lessons in them
- Systems liability and accessory liability for directors and officers
- Practical points for in-house counsel responding to regulatory scrutiny
Presented by Peter Travis, Barrister and Mediator, Gibbs Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair:
Rowan Kendall, Counsel, Ashurst Perkins Coie
Presenters
Peter Travis, Commercial Barrister and Mediator, Gibbs Chambers and Hemmant’s ListPeter Travis is a commercial barrister at Gibbs Chambers and Hemmant’s List, specialising in banking and finance litigation and financial services regulatory enforcement. He has practised at the Queensland Bar since 2008 and appears in the trial and appellate courts across Australia. Peter advises on regulatory compliance issues, especially in the financial services industry, and represents parties during regulatory examinations and enforcement proceedings, including civil penalty litigation. His commercial practice focuses on contested securities enforcement, commonly involving allegations of unfair contract terms, unconscionable conduct, contractual penalties and accessorial liability. Peter is an accredited mediator (AMDRAS) who mediates a broad range of commercial and civil disputes nationally. He is also a California attorney who practised as a trial attorney in Los Angeles representing media clients in complex First Amendment, intellectual property and commercial litigation. Peter studied law at the University of Queensland, where he took the University Medal for Law.
Rowan Kendall, Counsel, Ashurst
Rowan Kendall has in-depth experience in competition law, regulated infrastructure (including third party access), compliance and bribery, and consumer law. Rowan has practised competition, regulatory and projects law in Australia, the United Kingdom (focusing on the European Union cartel, merger and energy regulation regimes), and Myanmar (with broader experience across South-East Asia). A key part of Rowan's careers has involved working on and managing significant national and cross-border projects, including regionally-funded infrastructure concessions and developing greenfield third party access regulations, multi-jurisdictional compliance investigations and major merger filings. Rowan has dealt directly with a range of regulators in both developed and emerging economies, including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Queensland Competition Authority, the European Commission, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority, and the Myanmar Ministry of Commerce (Competition Division).
This seminar is part of a series
In-House Counsel Series
Today's in-house counsel are expected to do far more than provide legal advice. They must navigate evolving regulatory frameworks, manage legal and commercial risk, support strategic decision-making and help their organisations respond to rapid technological and societal change. This practical webinar series has been designed specifically for in-house legal professionals, delivering timely guidance on the issues shaping legal practice and corporate governance. Across eight focused sessions, gain practical insights into employment law developments, privacy reform and AI governance, ESG and climate reporting, financial literacy, regulatory investigations and corporate misconduct, as well as the ethical, commercial and operational challenges facing modern legal teams. Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage risk, enhance organisational resilience and deliver greater strategic value to your business.
Description
Attend the complete series and earn 10 CPD units including:
5 units in Substantive Law
3 units in Professional Skills
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management and Business Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
*The full series is running from Thursday, 17 September 2026 to Thursday, 26 November 2026
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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