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Lessons for lawyers from ‘Australian first’ cyber case
Last week, the Federal Court handed down judgment in proceedings brought by the corporate regulator against a financial services provider for its failure to have adequate ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 11 May 2022
‘Significant rise’ in insolvencies coming post-election
A wave of insolvencies looms in the second half of this year, with so-called “zombie companies” likely to be the first to fall over, said restructuring and insolvency ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 11 May 2022
Expert evidence and the law
Whether expert evidence is “reliable”, “valid”, or just “expert” is an important consideration, write Emeritus Professor Brynn Hibbert AM and Professor Gary Edmond, in ...
THE BAR • Wed, 11 May 2022
Bar president hits back at PM’s comments
After doubling down on his criticism of the NSW ICAC model and saying he’d “never had much truck” with barristers, the Australian Bar Association president promptly ...
POLITICS • Tue, 10 May 2022
‘Splitchain’: What is it, and why should lawyers care?
Given the endless and oft-overwhelming possibilities presented by the current digital age, a better understanding of the intersection between blockchain and the law is ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 May 2022
Qld to criminalise coercive control
The Palaszczuk government has unveiled a “historic overhaul of laws and practices” to better protect Queensland women from domestic and family violence and hold ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 May 2022
Pandemic-inspired fraud soon to come to light
Given how long it usually takes to detect fraudulent behaviour, it is likely that fraud that occurred during the age of coronavirus will, shortly, become apparent, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 May 2022
Frasers Property appoints new GC
Diversified property group Frasers Property Australia has named a new general counsel, who will also join the group’s executive management team.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 May 2022
How to spot the Gen-Y future leaders
It matters not if the next generation of leaders in law have a different style to their predecessors, so long as they act with integrity, are strategic, respectful, build ...
SME LAW • Mon, 09 May 2022