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Business law
The Business Law Committee monitors all matters related to business law and represents the Law Society and its members on policy and practice issues arising from it. Our priorities include:
- Developing and commenting on law reform and legal policy proposals (including preparing submissions, and liaising with government and other stakeholders in this process)
- Educating the legal profession about changes to the law, and providing guidance on practice and other issues
- Exchanging information about issues arising in legal practice (such as recent case law) that may indicate a legal policy issue or concern
Without limiting the Committee’s area of review, subcommittees have been convened for the specific areas of:
- Competition and Consumer Law
- Commercial and Corporate
- Financial Services
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Intellectual Property and Technology
- Taxation
Learn more about committees
Current committee members
How to join a committee
Recent policy submissions
Letter to SIRA - Review of the NSW Home Building Compensation Scheme – 12 November 2024
Letter to the Law Council of Australia – Winding down Australia’s cheques system – 6 February 2024
Letter to Treasury – Merger Reform – 18 January 2024
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Regulating Digital Asset Platforms – 6 December 2023
Letter to Modern Slavery Committee – Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) – 29 September 2023
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Legislating the objective of superannuation – 26 September 2023
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Privacy Act Review Report - 20 March 2023
Letter to Treasury – Token mapping – 3 March 2023
Letter to Treasury – Statutory review of the Payment Times Reporting Act 2020 – 28 February 2023
Visit the Business Law policy archive
2024 Committee list
Ms Amber Cerny (Chair), Mr Timothy Masters (Deputy Chair), A. Balis, S. Brown, V. Caldwell, D. Chien, O. Fischbein, M. Gupta, P. Harrison, J. Iyer, M. Lo, K. McLean, T. Mierendorff, K. Redenbach, B. Roe, F. Schoneveld, L. Serafim, R. Snowden, R. Staltare, J. Stathis, T. Stevensen, C. Sylow.
How to join a committee
Law Society Committees have powers, authorities and tasks delegated by the Council. Consisting of dedicated volunteers, each committee focuses on a particular area of law, pooling together specialist skills and experience in order to scrutinise legislation, court decisions and other government policies.
There are three broad categories of committees:
- Regulatory committees – perform statutory duties under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
- Liaison committees – linked to other professions or organisations
- Policy committees
By drawing on the insights of committees, the Law Society can meet its statutory duties and act as a major player in law reform and policy debates.