What this 125-year-old BigLaw firm has done to stay relevant
After 125 years of operation, adaptability and innovation are essential to stay aligned with evolving societal norms, says the first female managing partner of Carroll ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 25 Sep 2024
How new laws could cater for disputes over pets
As any family lawyer will tell you, informing a client that their beloved furry friend is lumped into the property settlement negotiations along with the couch and ...
THE BAR • Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Can GenAI outperform Australian law students?
An NSW-based law lecturer recently undertook an experiment, pitting his criminal law cohort against 10 separate AI-generated responses for an end-of-semester exam
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Arbitration preferable to slow and expensive court processes
The court system in Queensland is too slow, expensive, and unpredictable, with people seeking justice often better off resolving a dispute through arbitration, writes Dan ...
THE BAR • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
How in-house teams can better prioritise pro bono
While Australia’s largest corporations have well-established social impact policies and programs, new data suggests that law departments must better formalise and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
3 in 5 in-house leaders say it would take a cyber incident to improve processes
A new report reveals the extent of law departments whose heads say that meaningful improvements to their business’s focus on data risk management could only occur if an ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Number of women CEOs has dropped, says report
New findings show that gender equality across top Australian companies has come to a standstill as the path to leadership continues to widen for women rather than narrow
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
RBA reveals September 2024 cash rate call
Last week, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point – the first cut for Americans since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic
POLITICS • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Right to Disconnect: Feasible or fantasy for lawyers?
The “Right to Disconnect” law throws a curveball at law firms, forcing them to rethink how they operate. But it’s also a huge opportunity, writes Evana Diep.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 23 Sep 2024
