Insider Trading

Investigations of offences of insider trading are initiated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and are prosecuted in Australia by the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions. ASIC can initiate either criminal or civil enforcement proceedings against a corporation or individual..

Offences of insider trading are difficult to prove because the prosecution usually requires direct evidence of what the individual said to prove that price-sensitive information was supplied. We are well equipped to give advice in this complex area of law and represent you if necessary in respect to any insider trading proceedings.