Sparke Bytes

11 December 2024

Hamish Fraser
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Hamish Fraser
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: +61 2 9373 3616

Hamish is an accomplished senior technology lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience advising clients on commercial issues and regulatory matters across the information technology and communication industries. Hamish enjoys demystifying the complex interaction of technology and the law.

Jason Kwan
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Jason Kwan
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: +61 3 9291 2376

Jason is a senior technology lawyer with over 15 years’ experience advising clients in the information technology space, including in relation to information technology procurement, data, privacy, digital infrastructure, telecommunications and information security related issues.

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Sparke Bytes, a quarterly publication where we explore the latest developments in the rapidly evolving fields of technology, privacy, artificial intelligence, spam and cyber. In this issue we:

reflect on privacy reform and the key takeaways for directors
deep dive into the rapidly evolving AI landscape
consider the role of a director in AI governance
provide a step by step guide to what you should do to avoid spam fines
explore the Cyber Security Legislative Package 2024 and the new obligations for businesses
share what businesses can learn from the CrowdStrike outage
learn more about legal professional privilege, and
consider the health sector as a prime target for cyber attacks.

Our Technology, Cyber & Privacy team has extensive experience in helping you navigate the dynamic technology, data protection and privacy sectors. We act for a broad range of corporate and government clients across various industries including the financial services, energy and resources, health, manufacturing and consumer sectors.

We hope you find this publication of interest. If you have any topics that you would like to see covered in our next quarterly update, please don't hesitate to contact one of our senior team.

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Chantal Tipene, Alexandra Wedutenko, Jehan Mata, Stefanie Constance, Zach Smale, Jasmine Thai, Georgie Aidonopoulos, Shane Hashemi.