Structural mediation ‘critical’ for big banks: Slater and Gordon
Introducing formal structural mediation processes, through which independent advice is offered to customers, is how Australia’s big banks can show they have “turned over ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Is confetti the answer to the modern lawyer’s problems?
Confetti and law are perhaps not words that often appear in a sentence together, but I am starting to wonder if perhaps they should a whole lot more, writes Brisbane ...
SME LAW • Mon, 25 Feb 2019
4 appointed as judges to Federal Court
Four barristers have been elevated to the bench of the Federal Court of Australia.
THE BAR • Mon, 25 Feb 2019
Law professor appointed as mental health commissioner
The Andrews government in Victoria has announced a four-pronged panel of commissioners for its state-based Royal Commission into Mental Health, with “an internationally ...
POLITICS • Mon, 25 Feb 2019
‘Lack of transparency’ in AAT appointments slammed
The Law Council of Australia has described the Morrison government’s processes in appointing members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal as “secretive with the ...
POLITICS • Sun, 24 Feb 2019
Podcast: Why in-house counsel should be briefing barristers more
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Australian Bar Association president Jennifer Batrouney QC.
PODCAST • Fri, 22 Feb 2019
Piper Alderman responds to suit brought by own partner
National firm Piper Alderman has responded to a human rights suit brought against it by one of its own partners.
SME LAW • Fri, 22 Feb 2019
BigLaw combines to address cultural diversity
Top-tier firms Herbert Smith Freehills, Clayton Utz and King & Wood Mallesons recently banded together for a panel discussion, featuring their senior leaders, on ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Feb 2019
McCullough Robertson appoints new chair of partners
Mid-tier national firm McCullough Robertson has announced numerous changes to its executive leadership team, including the appointment of a new chair of partners.
SME LAW • Thu, 21 Feb 2019
