Is now the time for 4-day working weeks?
Following a successful trial of four-day weeks in Iceland, Australia’s legal profession can and must be exploring new and creative workplace arrangements for the new ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Jul 2021
Too soon to celebrate a win for female lawyers in Australia
Women being the majority across the board of Australia’s legal profession does not automatically mean that gender issues, such as lack of representation at senior levels, ...
SME LAW • Thu, 15 Jul 2021
Clarity needed with family violence regimes
There are several issues with the proposed Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 that need to be clarified, says the Law Council of Australia.
POLITICS • Thu, 15 Jul 2021
Keypoint adds planning and environment partner
National firm Keypoint Law has hired a Hicksons partner to be its newest consulting principal.
SME LAW • Wed, 14 Jul 2021
HSF reports annual revenue of over £1bn
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has announced revenue of more than £1 billion across the globe in 2020-21, a first for the BigLaw player.
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Jul 2021
Jones Day partner to be new Westpac GC
Banking giant Westpac has appointed a public M&A partner at global firm Jones Day as its new general counsel.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Jul 2021
#auslaw becoming bigger and increasingly more female
New national research reveals that the size of Australia’s legal profession, and the percentage of women who make it up, are both bigger than ever before.
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Jul 2021
Finalists revealed for 2021 Women in Finance Awards
More than 200 women from across the financial services industry are in the running for the Women in Finance Awards 2021.
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Jul 2021
The GC’s role during litigious proceedings
Following their court victory over AGL – in proceedings that garnered international attention – Greenpeace APAC chief executive David Ritter and general counsel Katrina ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Jul 2021
