Minters scoops up senior legal counsel for construction team
National firm MinterEllison has appointed a senior legal counsel from the Roads and Maritime Services in New South Wales to be a legal consultant in its South ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Jul 2019
Businesses with Facebook pages ‘should be worried’
A recent NSW Supreme Court decision will widen the scope for defamation claims and will have a “chilling effect” on communications, according to senior lawyers.
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Jul 2019
A-G: Priestley 11 still work
With the place of the traditional Priestley 11 coming under scrutiny in an age of tech advancement, the nation’s First Law Officer has weighed in on the direction of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Jul 2019
Gap years can benefit your career — especially women lawyers
Experiencing life as a goat farmer and a restaurant dishwasher helped Courtney Bowie realise that a career in law as a female doesn’t have to be “soul-crushing”.
SME LAW • Sun, 30 Jun 2019
New Australian Lawyers Alliance president appointed
National advocacy group Australian Lawyers Alliance has appointed its new president as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
POLITICS • Sun, 30 Jun 2019
4-day weeks, flexibility and other shake-ups to traditional working
In this episode, Jerome speaks with two board members of Minds Count, Canon Oceania general counsel David Field and Swaab managing partner Mary Digiglio, to unpack ...
PODCAST • Fri, 28 Jun 2019
Principal fined $7,500 for professional misconduct
A Sydney-based boutique principal has been reprimanded, fined and ordered to undertake a legal ethics course after being found guilty on four grounds of professional ...
SME LAW • Thu, 27 Jun 2019
Flexible work can help improve diversity in law, research says
New research shows that an overwhelming majority see shake-ups to traditional workplace structures and environments as being key to improving diversity in the legal ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Jun 2019
Former partner convicted of drug offenses prohibited from practice until 2020
A Queensland-based lawyer, who was convicted of multiple drug offences, will not be granted a practising certificate before a period of five years from the date of his ...
SME LAW • Thu, 27 Jun 2019
