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
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
