Understanding directors’ duties in 2020
Recent changes to the Corporations Act are to have a “substantial” impact on directors moving forward, argues one managing principal.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Mar 2020
Emergency laws proposed in NSW to help combat COVID-19
NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman on Wednesday introduced an emergency bill to the state’s parliament intended to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
POLITICS • Tue, 24 Mar 2020
How NewLaw workplaces are adapting to COVID-19
Firms that have made names for themselves as disruptors to the traditional practice models believe themselves to be well placed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NEWLAW • Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Boutiques must implement ‘buy now, pay later’ options during pandemic
At a time of economic uncertainty and flow-on consequences for professional services, boutique law firms need to live up to their agile and adaptable tags by offering new ...
SME LAW • Mon, 23 Mar 2020
What I learned in 3 years of working from home
The prospect of indefinite remote working may be daunting for lawyers accustomed to life in an office, but – with the right parameters in place – you can thrive at home, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Free cloud-based software offered to firms amid COVID-19
A legal practice management provider is offering free access to its cloud-based software to law firms struggling to enable remote working in the wake of the coronavirus ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Navigating cyber threats in the SME sphere
Media coverage may lead one to believe that cyber security threats only impact big businesses, but SMEs also face a multitude of threats that must be combated.
SME LAW • Sun, 22 Mar 2020
New Criminal Code definitions ‘will cause nothing but confusion’
The adoption of new definitions for the Criminal Code will result in unnecessary confusion, argues the Law Council of Australia.
POLITICS • Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Crown can patent Australian COVID-19 cure
As Australian scientists and researchers work to develop a cure to coronavirus, it is possible that the Crown could use its patent rights to such a locally devised proven ...
SME LAW • Sun, 22 Mar 2020
