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Freehills and Company B snap up arts award

FREEHILLS AND the Belvoir Street Company B theatre company have landed two awards for their efforts in enriching the community, and the lives of young people, through their business/arts partnership. The two organisations picked up both the Australian...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: company B

ACT tribunal heads named

LINDA CREBBIN and Bill Stefaniak have been appointed as the full time presidential members of the newly formed ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. In an announcement last week, ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell said that Crebbin will take up the role...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Privacy chief launches data brief guide

The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has released a guide to help businesses, agencies and non-government organisations prevent and respond to a data breach. “Under the Privacy Act , organisations must take reasonable steps to prevent a...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: privacy

Australia and US agree to mutual recognition

LAST WEEK the Australian Government and Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) entered into an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a mutual recognition of securities regime between Australia and...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: Andrew Lumsden

Human Rights group renews call for national consultation

Pressure is mounting for the Federal Government to deliver on its promise to carry out a national consultation on human rights protection. The Australian Human Rights Group (AHRG) has sent an open letter to the government calling for a national discussion...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: human rights

ACCC to get new green claims firepower

“GREEN” CLAIMS continue to infiltrate mainstream marketing campaigns across virtually all industries, but the ACCC may soon have new weapons in its arsenal to enable it to test the validity of these claims. In its recently released Consumer Policy Framework...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Zoe Lyon

Filed under: Amanda Bodger

Harmonisation back on the agenda

Attorney-General Robert McClelland has tabled an ambitious response to the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report into the harmonisation of legal systems within Australia. The response also flags comprehensive initiatives...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: harmonisation

IR causes confusion in construction

RECENT CHANGES to industrial relation legislation is more of an interference than a help for some industries, according to Tony Noonan, group human resources manager, MacMahon Holdings. The removal of the option to use statutory individual agreements...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: industrial relations

Recruiters wary in post-crunch pinch

TWO YEARS ago the London legal market had its doors held wide open to Australian lawyers, and Australian lawyers – lured by the prospect of travel, big deals and even bigger bucks – flocked abroad to fill the demand. Fast forward one year to when the...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: James Lawrence

Legal minefield gets more tangled

THE TERMINATION of senior executives could become a “legal minefield” for companies, Harmers Workplace Lawyers has warned. The industrial relations specialists said that there have been several recent cases in Australia that indicate that senior executives...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: termination

Dibbs brings on board banking and finance partner

DIBBS ABBOTT Stillman has strengthened their banking and finance expertise, appointing Siew Ling Lian as a partner in the firm’s Melbourne office. Lian, who joins the firm from Mills Oakley, acts predominantly for banks, financial institutions and private...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: Siew Ling Lian

Mediation still underutilised in the workplace

EMPLOYERS ARE failing to embrace mediation to help resolve conflict in the workplace despite the role it can play in helping employers avoid the significant costs associated with such disputes, according to the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: a

Go steady on social networks

ORGANISATIONS SHOULD not shun web participation for a fear of bad behaviour, but instead they should anticipate it as part of the social experience and formulate a multilevel approach to policies for effective governance, according to a global IT consultancy...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: social networks

Drought legal forum boosted

DROUGHT-AFFECTED farmers will continue to receive free online legal advice after the Federal Government announced additional funding for The Drought Law Forum, to support its operation until July 2009. Funded by the Department of Family, Housing, Community...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: drought

New common tender package applauded

THE RECENTLY announced reforms to the Federal Government’s tendering regime have been praised by government lawyers. Attorney-General Robert McClelland last week announced that the Government would be introducing a common tender package for all Commonwealth...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 12:00 AM by Lawyers Weekly

Filed under: government tendering

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Freehills and Company B snap up arts award

ACT tribunal heads named

Privacy chief launches data brief guide

Australia and US agree to mutual recognition

Human Rights group renews call for national consultation

ACCC to get new green claims firepower

Harmonisation back on the agenda

IR causes confusion in construction

Recruiters wary in post-crunch pinch

Legal minefield gets more tangled

Dibbs brings on board banking and finance partner

Mediation still underutilised in the workplace

Go steady on social networks

Drought legal forum boosted

New common tender package applauded