Specialist fraud and financial crime firm launched amid COVID-19
Disruption caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent increases in risk to companies, have given rise to a firm providing strategic investigatory and legal ...
SME LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
Funding boost to legal services a good first step
Additional funding for frontline legal services during COVID-19 has been welcomed, but should be seen as the starting point for a “properly funded legal assistance ...
POLITICS • Mon, 11 May 2020
Keypoint expands Melbourne executive team
Mid-tier firm Keypoint Law has appointed a senior lawyer to its executive team as part of its growth strategy in Melbourne.
SME LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
Student alleging bribery attempt from LPAB has application rejected
A NSW-based law student who commenced proceedings against the state’s admission board, claiming over $64,000 in damages, has seen his latest application for costs ...
THE BAR • Sun, 10 May 2020
Virtual meetings a ‘welcome’ change
Changes to the Corporations Act, inspired by COVID-19, should be seen as reassuring for businesses and provide greater certainty for AGMs this year.
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 May 2020
International Bar adopts Climate Crisis Statement
The peak global member association for barristers has signed off on resolutions to manage the “urgent and potentially irreversible threat to humanity and life on the ...
THE BAR • Sun, 10 May 2020
More firms using tech to improve client experience
An increasing number of legal businesses are recognising that they must embrace technology in order to meet client expectations or be left behind.
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 May 2020
Silk appointed as a WA District Court judge
A senior barrister has been selected to fill a vacancy caused by the replacement of the Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia.
THE BAR • Sun, 10 May 2020
‘Volatility is becoming normalised’ for insurance lawyers
After the Hayne royal commission, summer bushfires and now COVID-19, lawyers in the insurance space have learned to expect the unexpected.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020
