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
Are employment contracts increasingly being used to control employees’ lives?
The debate about lawyers’ freedom to use social media rages on, with an award-winning employment partner expressing concern that employment contracts may serve to exert ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jun 2019
Solicitor to be refused practising certificate pending compliance with Notice
A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct, was reprimanded and is to be refused a practising certificate until she has ...
SME LAW • Tue, 11 Jun 2019
Ingraining an environmentally sustainable mindset in-house
It is “absolutely essential” for general counsel, and lawyers within the team, to adopt a sustainable approach in managing a business’s interests, thereby ensuring ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Jun 2019
