Sole practitioner guilty on 5 grounds of professional misconduct
A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty on five grounds of professional misconduct and five grounds of unsatisfactory professional conduct, with ...
SME LAW • Sun, 16 Jun 2019
Unless you’re speaking on behalf of a firm, you should be able to have your views
The idea that lawyers should be considered brand ambassadors for their employers at all times would be perverse, argues Maurice Blackburn partner Josh Bornstein.
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Jun 2019
Financial performance, discrimination and other issues within partnership ranks
As EOFY approaches, money generated for the partnership is a hot topic. But, across the calendar year, what other issues do partners have to contend with amongst ...
PODCAST • Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Recent sex harassment case ‘sets a precedent for exemplary damages’ in law firms
The decision by the Federal Circuit Court to award $170,000 to the former employee of a boutique firm for “relentless” sexual harassment offers lessons for employers as ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Insurance giant acquires Aussie agricultural company
US-based global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher has been advised on its acquisition of NSW and Queensland-based AgriRisk ...
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Ensure your boutique firm is managing superannuation properly
Like any other small business in Australia, sole practitioners and boutique firms need to be on top of the super reforms coming into play in a few weeks, as there may be ...
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Jun 2019
Conveyancing lawyer fined $5,000 for 8 grounds of professional misconduct
A New South Wales-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of eight grounds of professional misconduct, reprimanded and fined $5,000 by the state’s Civil and ...
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Legal framework for public interest disclosures ‘inadequate’, says NSW Bar
Reflecting on the recent AFP raids on a journalist’s home and the national broadcaster, the New South Wales Bar Association has argued that the law as it currently stands ...
POLITICS • Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Ashurst partner and board member asked to leave
A partner in the Munich office of global firm Ashurst, who also served as a board member, has been asked to leave the firm.
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jun 2019
