Women in Law Awards launched for 2019
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, is thrilled to present the eighth annual Women in Law Awards.
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Aug 2019
Catholic Church not ‘above the secular law’
Survivors of child sexual abuse deserve better than the continued suggestion that the Catholic Church in Australia does not have to comply with the laws of the land, says ...
POLITICS • Wed, 14 Aug 2019
WA sole practitioner struck off for ‘extremely serious’ misconduct
A practitioner who “was so readily prepared to subordinate his ethical obligations” has been removed from the roll in Western Australia.
SME LAW • Wed, 14 Aug 2019
Why do most Australian class actions result in settlement?
In a recent webcast, a panel of legal experts discussed how and why the majority of Australian-based class actions settle, whether that trend will change and if class ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
Urgent reform needed for whistleblower laws
The recent AFP raids highlight the need to “rein in” laws that “damage Australia’s democracy”, according to the Human Rights Law Centre.
POLITICS • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
The role of senior persons in-house in addressing mental health issues
Senior professionals within a business have a significant role to play when it comes to not only addressing the deleterious impact of psychological distress, anxiety and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
Chances to shine and flexibility key to keeping in-house lawyers happy
Running a successful in-house legal team requires more than simply producing results for the business – it also means ensuring individual counsel feel catered to and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
What in-house departments want from their law firms
New research from CLOC reveals the most important metrics by which corporate counsel will measure the value of their law firms, as well as the kinds of innovation they ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
The role of in-house counsel in reducing costs for class actions
The duties of corporate counsel in keeping costs down when a business is facing a class action are threefold, according to one litigation funder.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 13 Aug 2019
