‘Overcautious counsel’ cost businesses more than $17m per annum
The average organisation is losing over $17 million per year as a result of in-house counsel offering legal advice that is too conservative, says one research and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Mar 2020
Broader GC roles will mean ‘the death of legal professional privilege’
General counsel generally agree that the in-house team should have expanded roles, but this should not manifest by way of an “unnatural widening”, according to KPMG ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Mar 2020
What to know before putting client data in the cloud
Research from CLOC has outlined how best legal services providers should gain permission to place their clients’ data in the cloud.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Mar 2020
8 items for your cyber breaches ‘to-do’ list
Cyber breaches “continue to grow in frequency, sophistication and scale and can have serious consequences for organisations”, and as such organisations of all sizes must ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Mar 2020
Solicitor reprimanded, fined $15k for non-compliance with Notices
A NSW-based solicitor with a “regrettable professional history” is to be refused a practising certificate until such time as he has complied with Notices issued under the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Mar 2020
How lawyers should conduct themselves on dating apps
To the extent that one is not bringing their employer into disrepute or engaging in discriminatory or harassing conduct, lawyers should generally feel comfortable with ...
SME LAW • Mon, 09 Mar 2020
Homelessness courts needed across Australia
Specialist courts for homelessness matters are crucial in order to provide “smart and holistic justice” that addresses the underlying causes of offending, argues one ...
POLITICS • Mon, 09 Mar 2020
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
