Oliver Gilmour recognised as a finalist for the...

Committed to investing in the growth of our people, Hicksons Lawyers is proud to share that Associate Oliver Gilmourhas been recognised as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards for 2025 in the Employment and Workplace Relations, Health and Safety category.

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The Aged Care Act: A New Age for Older Australians

The Aged Care Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 25 November 2024 with bipartisan support. The Act, to come into force on 1 July 2025, forms the centrepiece of the government’s response to the 148 recommendations contained in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality’s Final Report.

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Capital Brief: Disconnect Discord

The Right to Disconnect law came into effect in August inevitably brought questions to the legal industry, particularly the implications on law firms.

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Fear and Greed Podcast: Inside ASIC’s greenwashing cases against major investors

Insurance, Climate and Cyber Risk Partner Persia Navidi joined Jennifer Duke from Australia's leading business podcast, Fear and Greed. In the interview, Persia discusses recent climate risk developments in Australia, including regarding disclosure of climate-related financial risks, greenwashing, and regulators commencing proceedings against companies for alleged greenwashing.

10 Oct 2023

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Cyber Security Connect: ‘Blanket Ban’ on Ransomware Payments Not Beneficial, Says Lawyer

In a recent Cyber Security Connect article, Hicksons Insurance, Climate and Cyber Risk Partner, Persia Navidi discusses the implications of making ransomware payments illegal for businesses.

31 May 2023

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Mitigating the risks of exposure to cyberattacks

Hicksons’ Insurance, Climate and Cyber Risk Partner, Persia Navidi has been featured in Consultancy.com.au where she discusses how board directors can mitigate the risk of exposure from cyber attacks.

16 Mar 2023

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2022: The Year of Cyber Awareness

2022 was a landmark year in the world of cybersecurity awareness, especially in Australia. 2022 will, for the foreseeable future, be remembered as a year that catapulted cybersecurity to the forefront of people’s minds (and the headlines), as we witnessed two of the biggest cyber attacks in Australian history, impacting millions of Australians.

7 Feb 2023

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NSW Government paves way by introducing new scheme for mandatory notification of data breaches for public sector agencies

In late 2022, the NSW parliament passed the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2022. The Act amends the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act) by introducing a Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNDB) scheme, which echoes the existing Commonwealth scheme (Notifiable Data Breach Scheme). NSW is the first State and Territory government to introduce a mandatory scheme for its government agencies.

John Kell
6 Feb 2023

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Fear and Greed Podcast: Climate & cyber risk, the new legal challenges facing businesses

In a full length interview on Australia’s leading business podcast, Fear and Greed, Persia discusses climate and cyber risks and how these risks impact Australian businesses.

20 Jul 2022

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Cybersecurity and Climate risk – A new chapter for Hicksons

Following news of Persia Navidi joining Hicksons' Partnership, we are happy to share some recent articles that highlight Hicksons’ expertise in and expansion into Climate Risk and Cybersecurity.

Stewart Cameron
13 Jul 2022

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