Trump targets 20 BigLaw firms over DEI, including Australia-based players
Not content with going after firms it deems to have acted against US interests, the Trump administration is now probing the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...
POLITICS • Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Mindfulness in law is no longer ‘optional’, BigLaw partner says
As burnout and stress remain rampant within the legal profession, a partner at a national law asserts that integrating mindfulness into daily practice is no longer a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Consilio launches legal data management platform, Aurora
Legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services business Consilio has unveiled Aurora – a digital enterprise platform aiming to transform how legal teams manage ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 19 Mar 2025
NSW moves to prohibit ‘predatory and exploitative’ claim farming
A new bill seeks to prohibit so-called “claim farming” in Australia’s most populous state.
POLITICS • Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Gilchrist Connell adds 2 special counsel, 4 senior associates
National insurance firm Gilchrist Connell has moved to shore up its senior ranks, appointing two special counsel in Perth and four senior associates across the country.
BIG LAW • Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing
The Federal Court has penalised Australian superannuation fund Active Super $10.5 million for misleading conduct about the supposedly ethical nature of its investments.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Telstra legal executive joins Corporate Counsel Summit 2025
Andrew de Celis, legal executive – product and propositions at Telstra, will unpack artificial intelligence (AI) in the in-house legal sector at the Corporate Counsel ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 18 Mar 2025
PwC case not evidence of systemic, improper privilege claims
“Excessive curtailment” of client legal privilege claims, including by way of expanded penalty powers for the Commonwealth, for supposed improper use or claiming of ...
POLITICS • Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Finalists revealed for Corporate Counsel Awards 2025
More than 190 finalists have been selected for the annual Corporate Counsel Awards 2025, being hosted by Lawyers Weekly in conjunction with principal partner Lawyers on ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 17 Mar 2025
