Optus breach, a ‘pivotal moment’ for data protection laws
Australia’s largest-ever data breach — which could end up costing telco giant Optus hundreds of millions of dollars — makes it all but certain that sweeping reforms are ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Unpacking the stage 2 defamation reforms
On this instalment of Legal Fireside, Thomson Geer partner Marlia Saunders explains what the current stage 2 reforms are to defamation law in Australia, why such reform ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
Getting to the ‘heart’ of Australia’s moral rights in employment law
Human resources professionals must review their contracts and ensure a moral rights clause, in contracts with employees and contractors, is included, writes Robert Lamb
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Oct 2022
4 barristers appointed to panel to investigate Hawthorn FC racism allegations
An independent panel of four barristers, led by a Victorian silk, is set to examine recently published allegations of racism referred to the AFL by the Hawthorn Football ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Oct 2022
Link receives another offer from Dye & Durham
Dye & Durham has made a $1.27 billion bid for two of Link’s divisions.
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Oct 2022
‘Quiet quitting’ isn’t necessarily a bad thing — it just needs a rebrand
Instead of deriding the phenomenon, lawyers need to better understand — and potentially rename — the idea of pushing back against hustle culture, writes Matthew Kay
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Oct 2022
3 money mistakes that cost lawyers thousands
If you’re not earning big bucks yet, now is a great time to start learning how to manage your money and start investing. And if you are already earning big bucks, now is ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Oct 2022
Most small firms now work from home, most of the week
New research reveals that more than half of SME law firms are operating from home at least half the week, with one in three firms doing so at least 80 per cent of the ...
SME LAW • Tue, 04 Oct 2022
KWM congratulates former partner Jayne Jagot on High Court appointment
Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has welcomed the appointment of one of its former partners, Justice Jayne Jagot, to the nation’s highest court.
THE BAR • Tue, 04 Oct 2022
