Getting junior lawyers into good financial habits from day one
Law graduates learn about trust accounting for clients to be admitted, but when it comes to managing personal finances, how well are junior lawyers looking after ...
PODCAST • Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Folau takes fight to Fair Work Commission
Sacked rugby player Israel Folau has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission, alleging unlawful termination of his employment.
SME LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2019
Why lawyers, especially juniors, can benefit from unions
Unionising is “always a good idea”, says one senior lawyer, because “there is power in the collective”, when it comes to addressing issues like wages and workplace ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2019
‘Sunlight is the best disinfectant’: AFP raids troubling lawyers
Legal institutions across the country continue to express concern at the actions of the Australian Federal Police, following a second raid in as many days on a media ...
POLITICS • Wed, 05 Jun 2019
The Corporate Counsel Show: Being a ‘corporate greenie’ and ‘barefoot GC’
Greenpeace Australia general counsel Katrina Bullock says that clients and the broader community must understand that individuals and institutions can be both ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 05 Jun 2019
Folau hires Macpherson Kelley for fight against Rugby Australia
Former Wallabies player Israel Folau has engaged national firm Macpherson Kelley and industrial relations barrister Stuart Wood AM QC to represent him in his employment ...
SME LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2019
Solicitor reprimanded for signing letter in name of employer
A NSW-based practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct and reprimanded for signing his former employer’s name on an application for removal of ...
SME LAW • Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Raid on journalist’s house a ‘serious risk to democracy’
The raid on the residence of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst yesterday morning by the Australian Federal Police is “very concerning” and “undermines the ...
POLITICS • Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Unionising as an in-house counsel
According to one senior lawyer, there are issues faced by those in-house that those in traditional law firm environments won’t have to deal with, giving rise to a need ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Jun 2019
