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Non-financial risks to remain a focus for corporates
Boards will have to be concerned with risks beyond simply financial matters this year, according to governance business Diligent.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Feb 2020
2020 Corporate Counsel Awards finalists unveiled
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with LOD, is thrilled to announce the finalists for this year’s Corporate Counsel Awards.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Religious Discrimination Bill cannot prioritise religion ‘over other protected attributes’
The first exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill went too far in privileging religious belief and activity, and the second such draft contains the same ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Election reform needed to ensure fairness, argue human rights lawyers
New data outlining the extent of political donations highlights the need for reform to ensure fair elections, says the Human Rights Law Centre.
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Credit scores set to jump with removal of civil court filings from personal files
In mid-February, tens of thousands of Australians will see their credit scores jump as a result of civil court filings no longer appearing on credit files.
SME LAW • Sun, 02 Feb 2020
Seyfarth Shaw elevates WHS lawyer to partner
International firm Seyfarth Shaw has promoted Sarah Goodhew, who is currently on maternity leave, to the partnership for its workplace, health and safety team.
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Feb 2020
Should firms move towards fixed pricing in the wake of FWC requirements?
Movement away from billable hours is the best way to breed a better, more hospitable environment for overworked juniors, according to five NewLaw practitioners – ...
NEWLAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2020
Lipman Karas co-founder appointed chair of SA Legal Services Commission
The principal and co-founder of Lipman Karas has been named as the new chair for the Legal Services Commission in South Australia.
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2020
Tone comes from the top – especially in boutique firms
How the leaders of boutique practices conduct themselves has significant flow-on consequences for the professional environment of that practice, argues one senior lawyer
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2020