balancing compliance requirements with commercial objectives

Compliance and Governance

Our lawyers are well-equipped to advise on contemporary corporate governance principles and procedures, helping ensure your company, directors, and stakeholders are protected whilst meeting all legal obligations. We deliver practical guidance that balances compliance requirements with commercial objectives.

We regularly advise on:

executive remuneration and incentive mechanisms
standards of conduct and ethical behaviour frameworks
risk management across workplace relations and safety
conflicts of interest identification and management
director duties and board effectiveness

When regulatory challenges arise, our Dispute Resolution & Litigation team provides experienced representation for businesses and directors facing audits or investigations from state and federal regulators.

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Madgwicks Lawyers pride themselves in their skill set

October 26, 2026

Safe harbour advice: protect it or lose it

The Federal Court has held that directors of Mosaic Brands had their own privilege over the safe harbour advice they obtained – and then lost it. The liquidators can now use that advice when they investigate the directors. Directors relying on safe harbour should look at how their advice is held, circulated and minuted now, not when an administrator asks for it.

October 13, 2026

Late PPSR registration: the Federal Court’s rescue comes with a six-month string attached

The lesson for lenders and security trustees is simple: handing registration to someone else is not the same as making sure it happens.