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The automotive industry is moving fast. From electrification to evolving regulations and a fast increase in new market entrants, the industry is navigating a changing landscape. Drawing on our work advising automotive industry participants, we have identified five key trends shaping the sector and the legal considerations behind them.

On 5 November 2025, ASIC released its report “Advancing Australia’s evolving capital markets: Discussion paper response.” If implemented, it’s recommendations will have implications for publicly listed companies, fund managers, trustees, and institutional investors. Here’s a summary of the report and our take on what boards, issuers, fund managers and trustees should be alive to as a result.

Last week, the Privacy Commissioner found that Vinomofo Pty Ltd breached the Privacy Act following a major data incident.

Yesterday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Microsoft for allegedly misleading approximately 2.7 million Australian consumers in relation to Microsoft 365 subscription plans.

This quarter, we’ve been busy with major transactions, tricky disputes, and all sorts of employment matters that kept us on our toes.

In this episode of Legally Consumed, our hosts were joined by Liam Creedon, Chief Financial Officer at Mansfields, one of Australia’s leading contract food manufacturers. Mansfields has been producing dry food products for more than 50 years, working behind the scenes with some of the country’s best-known brands and supermarkets.