‘Significant’ increase in pro bono partners over 20-year period
According to new research, there has been a marked increase in the number of dedicated global pro bono partners in law firms, underlining the growing recognition of the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Feb 2020
NSW to introduce ‘nation-leading’ child abuse reforms
A significant barrier preventing child sex offenders from being held to account and leading to “unwarranted acquittals” will be removed under landmark reforms being ...
THE BAR • Wed, 26 Feb 2020
EDO ‘jubilant’ following scrapping of oil drilling plans in Great Australian Bight
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has welcomed news from earlier this week that Norwegian multinational Equinor has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the ...
POLITICS • Wed, 26 Feb 2020
How Victoria’s Gender Equality Bill impacts #auslaw
The Gender Equality Bill 2019, which passed through Victorian parliament last week, will have an impact upon legal professionals both in the public sector and those ...
SME LAW • Tue, 25 Feb 2020
KordaMentha hires legal tech expert from Clayton Utz
Advisory and investment firm KordaMentha has moved to grow its forensics group with the hire of a director from BigLaw firm Clayton Utz.
BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Feb 2020
CEOs need transparent, trustworthy GCs
In the current environment, CEOs will require general counsel to not only be increasingly involved as primary advisers on legal and regulatory issues but also on ethical, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 25 Feb 2020
Lawbots will handle quarter of internal legal requests by 2023: Gartner
In-house legal teams are turning to virtual legal assistants in light of “extreme pressure” to improve efficiency and provide responsive services to their businesses
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 25 Feb 2020
Are in-house teams ‘fit for purpose’ moving forward?
New research from the UK casts doubt on the capacity of in-house legal departments to function and succeed five years from now and beyond.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 25 Feb 2020
Class action launched against IOOF for alleged corporate misconduct
A national plaintiff firm has commenced a class action on Tuesday against Australian financial services company IOOF, on behalf of its shareholders, for alleged corporate ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2020
