Data-driven insights pertinent for sustainable legal functions
Law departments may not be able to guarantee long-term success for their transformation projects and onboarding of tech solutions without the data to back it up, say two ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 01 Sep 2022
How parenting coordination can assist family law matters
We need a well-structured system to manage timely intervention when unmanaged parental disputes threaten the safety and wellbeing of children. Parenting coordination is ...
SME LAW • Thu, 01 Sep 2022
Dawson verdict a ‘powerful moment in Australian legal history’
The judgment in the trial of Chris Dawson, which came about in the wake of The Teacher’s Pet podcast, offers key takeaways for Australian legal practitioners.
THE BAR • Wed, 31 Aug 2022
Vale Alan Osburg
Hicksons is honoured to pay tribute to Alan Osburg, a passionate, devoted family man and dedicated lawyer with a passion for life. Sadly, Alan passed away in Sydney on ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Aug 2022
What is your hybrid strategy?
At one point in the middle of lockdowns, when everyone one was pretty much working from home, we were never going back to the office. The office was dead. Law firms were ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Aug 2022
Cyber Panel ‘urgently’ needed: Ashurst
Just as there is a statutory authority to resolve disputes during takeovers – the Australian Takeovers Panel – there is a need for a body to respond to cyber issues and ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Aug 2022
Leo Cussen invests in PLT for the future
Legal education provider Leo Cussen Centre for Law recognises that holistic lawyers require more than just blackletter legal knowledge. To that end, it is launching a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Aug 2022
Comfort and trust critical to selling professional services
Business development needs finesse and a keen focus on the needs of the client, writes Hans Morse.
SME LAW • Tue, 30 Aug 2022
GCs must offer ‘calm, considered’ guidance
In an ever-volatile market, there are certain boxes that general counsel must tick if they are to further the interests of their business, argues an award-winning GC.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Aug 2022
