Surgeon issues Concerns Notice to Nine over ‘unfair, unjustified and unlawful attack’
BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth is acting for an osseointegration surgeon alleging defamatory imputations by Nine Publishing. If the matter ultimately proceeds to court, the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Sep 2022
LOD, SYKE expand to US
Global alternative legal services provider LOD and legal tech and operations consultancy SYKE are opening an office in New York, on the back of demand for lawyers, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
GCs ‘ineffective’ on director management, says poll
A new survey paints a troubling picture of the effectiveness of general counsel in conducting or facilitating board management activities.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
‘You have to be comfortable watching fires burn’, says GC
The general counsel for an Australian tech start-up has discussed the skills that are inextricably linked to success for in-house lawyers in innovative companies and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
Why in-house lawyers must prioritise freedom
Laura Frederick explains why having freedom, autonomy, and flexibility over your life as a lawyer is so important that she left her position as senior commercial counsel ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
PM, AG release details for Anti-Corruption Commission
Ahead of the introduction of legislation this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC have unveiled details of their “proposed ...
POLITICS • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
Who are you calling ‘lawyer’? (Hopefully, not me or Kim Kardashian)
I understand the desire to be labelled a lawyer; it’s a badge of honour and hard work. But there is no glory in a mistaken title or false identity; only in precision, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Sep 2022
Legalwise Seminars celebrates 20 years
CPD provider Legalwise Seminars has marked 20 years since it opened its doors, with its managing director saying the provider is looking ahead to continually shaping the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Sep 2022
ACT Bar Association appoints first female president
The ACT Bar Association has appointed Rebecca Curran as its first female president.
THE BAR • Mon, 26 Sep 2022
