Why your boutique firm should go paperless
Somehow, even in 2020, businesses are still struggling to overcome their addiction to paper. This needs to change, argues one managed services company.
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2020
Lawyers have a ‘social responsibility to be community leaders’
Rolling up one’s sleeves and getting involved in community work make lawyers more accessible and relatable to a diverse range of people, argues the newly crowned ...
SME LAW • Wed, 29 Jan 2020
Hornsdale Wind Farm advised on platform refinancing
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised on the $650 million consolidated platform refinancing of Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the Hornsdale Wind Farm, located about 200 kilometres ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
Adult Koori Court opens in Dandenong
The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria has officially opened its Koori Court in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong.
THE BAR • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
EU countries averaging 278 GDPR breach notifications per day: DLA Piper
According to new data from global firm DLA Piper, breach notifications under the GDPR are trending upwards.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
How GCs can encourage their teams to do more pro bono work
It is becoming easier for corporate counsel to undertake pro bono legal work, and 2020 is the year to get involved, argue two senior professionals.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
In-house teams must be prepared for economic headwinds this year
Our national economy remains sluggish and, as a result, global uncertainty is shaping up as a primary challenge for Australian businesses and their legal departments, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
What does your personality say about your choice of career in law?
To be a successful lawyer in 2020, you no longer have to pursue one traditional career route. Now there are several different options suiting different personality types, ...
CAREERS • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
ACC pushes back against proposal to limit number of foreign lawyers in Hong Kong firms
The Association of Corporate Counsel has told the Hong Kong Law Society it shouldn’t make changes to the Foreign Lawyers Registration Rules.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 28 Jan 2020
