Hall & Wilcox expands into Adelaide
National law firm Hall & Wilcox is opening its eighth office in Australia, expanding its presence into the Wine State.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Leaders cannot, and should not, be perfect
Allowing your team to see your struggles, and being vulnerable with them, is a critical lesson to learn, said one BigLaw partner.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Is controlling legal spend the new top priority?
A new survey suggests that, for the first time in many years, controlling legal costs rather than simply reducing them is front of mind for law departments.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Laws governing corporates are ‘are uniquely and unnecessarily complex’: ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission has unveiled “significant complexity” in Commonwealth legislation regulating corporations and financial services in a report tabled ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Litigators cannot be ‘one-trick ponies’
In a “new era of corporate responsibility”, the lines between class action litigation and regulatory investigations and litigation will start to blur, meaning that ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Ashurst adds partner from NRF
BigLaw firm Ashurst has bolstered its restructuring and special situations practice group with the appointment of a partner from global rival Norton Rose Fulbright.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
‘Some of the strongest powers to tackle online trolls in the world’
Scott Morrison and Michaelia Cash are set to introduce “world-leading” court powers to combat trolling and reform defamation laws.
POLITICS • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Solicitor-General reappointed for 5-year term
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has reappointed Dr Stephen Donaghue QC as the Solicitor-General of Australia.
POLITICS • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
HSF partner appointed ACCC commissioner
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appointed a partner from a global law firm as its new commissioner for a term of five years.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Nov 2021
