Solicitor charged over alleged commercial supply of ice
A New South Wales-based solicitor is one of three people who were today charged over an alleged commercial drug supply and participation in a criminal group.
SME LAW • Wed, 03 Jul 2019
Gold Coast solicitor struck off for taking $1m from client
A Queensland-based practitioner has been removed from the roll for multiple findings of professional misconduct, including the taking of in excess of $1 million from a ...
SME LAW • Wed, 03 Jul 2019
When can a partner be expelled for financial underperformance?
Post-EOFY, law firms are looking at who has delivered and who hasn’t, creating a reflective environment whereby financial performance by those at the top can come into ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
Leaders in law cannot ‘play small targets’ with sex harassment
Any person charged with a leadership role in Australia’s legal profession must be “restless and concerned” with ensuring that rates of sexual harassment decline, and then ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
SUNCORPORATION advised on $US110m shares issuance
Global firm Baker McKenzie has advised Japan-based mobile data solutions and game content company SUNCORPORATION on its Israeli subsidiary’s issuance of $US110 million ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
Why in-house lawyers are well placed to transition to private practice
Legal practitioners making the move from in-house to law firms will be able to offer a broader skill set, improving their client service delivery, according to two senior ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
What’s the most popular way for legal teams to charge law firms?
New research has uncovered the various fee structures offered and implemented by in-house legal teams when it comes to working with law firms, and the extent to which ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
How to get into litigious roles in-house
A rise in the number of class actions, and an increasing focus on litigation from regulators, presents opportunities for practitioners to move into a litigious role ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
CBA exec leadership team shaking up with departure of Group GC
Changes are afoot for the executive leadership team at Commonwealth Bank, giving it the opportunity to review the responsibilities of the role of the group general ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
