Reflections on institutional bias from Susan Crennan
At a Governance Institute-hosted #IWD breakfast last Friday, former High Court justice Susan Crennan AC QC recalled some of her experiences as a woman in the legal ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Mar 2020
Consumer-facing businesses subject to more than 2 in 5 class actions
New research from Allens shows that having a consumer-facing business is the biggest indicator of class action risk.
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Mar 2020
InfoTrack to expand into wills and probate
Property technology company InfoTrack has acquired a New Zealand-based tech start-up as part of an expansion of its offerings into the family law, wills, estates and ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Mar 2020
How the new annualised salary provisions may affect your firm
Following a substantial commentary on new clauses, there is some uncertainty amongst the legal profession about the options that exist for paying an annualised salary.
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
How Olympic competition prepared one lawyer for the courtroom
Hayder Shkara knew that he wanted to get into legal practice once he’d competed at the Olympics. The transition was an easy one for him, he says, as sport had already ...
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
How tech platforms are changing the family law space
Family law isn’t necessarily known for innovation, relative to other practice areas. However, given its focus on the human experience, this is set to change.
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
Taking action key to family law success in the new decade
Building relationships, leading from the front and creating a lasting impact are the best ways that family lawyers – particularly emerging practitioners – can achieve ...
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
Parliament must end migration dual regulation
The Law Council of Australia has called on parliamentarians to “swiftly” pass legislation to remove the dual regulation of migration lawyers and reduce costs for ...
POLITICS • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
Victoria to introduce spent convictions scheme
In a move that has been welcomed by the Law Institute of Victoria, the Andrews government will legislate a spent convictions scheme.
POLITICS • Thu, 05 Mar 2020
