Employee surveillance kills culture. Dead.
The biggest risk to employers who over-monitor staff is the destruction of employee confidence and culture, writes Travis Schultz.
SME LAW • Sun, 16 Jan 2022
McCabes promotes 14
National law firm McCabes has elevated 14 professionals to more senior roles, effective as of the new year.
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Jan 2022
‘A poor man’s system of [in]justice’: Victoria’s backlog crisis
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal is currently “crippled”, and urgent action is required, writes Dr Matt Bach MP.
POLITICS • Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Cooper Grace Ward names new managing partner
Queensland-based commercial firm Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers has welcomed a new managing partner, as the firm heads into the new year “in a strong position”.
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Velocity Legal nabs team, establishes family law arm
Emerging east coast-based firm Velocity Legal has hired a team from a Melbourne-based boutique, thereby allowing the firm to establish a family law capability.
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Jan 2022
Djokovic saga highlights immigration issues
The speed with which tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was able to appeal and have his visa cancellation overturned has drawn attention to Australia’s treatment of refugees ...
POLITICS • Tue, 11 Jan 2022
Ensuring long-term success for a remote workforce
US-based general counsel Victoria Libin has been part of law departments that had flexible and remote working arrangements “down to a science”. Speaking to Lawyers ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Jan 2022
Demand for in-house roles may continue for some time
One in-house recruiter says that, as the new working year gets underway, we may be staring down the barrel of a “fairly extensive period of demand” for corporate counsel ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Jan 2022
Is ‘aggressive strategic litigation’ needed?
Too often, a fear of litigation leads clients to resolve matters via avenues that serve to save costs rather than achieve the best outcomes, says one principal.
SME LAW • Mon, 10 Jan 2022
