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3 in 5 in-house leaders say it would take a cyber incident to improve processes
A new report reveals the extent of law departments whose heads say that meaningful improvements to their business’s focus on data risk management could only occur if an ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
RBA reveals September 2024 cash rate call
Last week, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point – the first cut for Americans since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic
POLITICS • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
ACCC sues Woolworths, Coles for alleged misleading discounted prices
The competition regulator is taking Australia’s two biggest supermarkets to court for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers through ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 23 Sep 2024
New laws ensure ‘courts aren’t just the realm of a wealthy few’
The A-G, unions, and the legal assistance sector are celebrating the passage of the Costs Protection Bill, which prevents courts from ordering applicants to pay a ...
POLITICS • Sun, 22 Sep 2024
Kentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with murder
A county sheriff in the US state of Kentucky has been charged with one count of murder following the fatal shooting of a district judge in his chambers.
THE BAR • Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Second class action filed against Harvey Norman
Retail giant Harvey Norman is now facing another class action, the second filed in the same week, over alleged illegally sold junk extended warranties.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Lawyers doing more pro bono hours than ever, but large firms, in-house teams must improve
There was an 11.5 per cent increase in total hours of pro bono work undertaken by Australian lawyers in FY2023–24; however, some in the profession need to “consider how ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Gilchrist Connell continues to grow
National law firm Gilchrist Connell has added four new special counsel, three new senior associates, and six associates to its ranks.
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Unpaid overtime class action sees $31.5m settlement for junior doctors
The largest-ever wages underpayment class action settlement in the ACT has been reached, with junior doctors in the territory to be awarded $31.5 million over hospitals’ ...
THE BAR • Wed, 18 Sep 2024