‘Clients typically don’t want’ movement away from billable hour
Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, the managing partner of a BigLaw firm posited that it is preferable, from the perspective of many clients, to retain a billing model whereby ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Dec 2018
‘Paper tiger’: Lawyers react to new Commonwealth Integrity Commission
Following yesterday’s announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter about the establishment of a new Commonwealth Integrity ...
POLITICS • Thu, 13 Dec 2018
What can lawyers learn from Harry Potter?
Stephen King mused that every book one picks up offers its own lessons. The seven-part Harry Potter series penned by J.K. Rowling is, unquestionably, the defining ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Dec 2018
Australia has ‘unfinished business’ on human rights
On the 70th anniversary of Australia’s leading role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Law Council of Australia is calling for a national human ...
POLITICS • Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Aus coal company advised on IPO, dual primary listing
Australian-based coal producer Yancoal has been advised on its public offering and dual primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise HK$1.605 billion.
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Dec 2018
What’s been driving the growth in the in-house legal job market in 2018?
Numerous factors have influenced the job market in the in-house space this year that has resulted in positive signs for the coming year, writes Daniel Stirling.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme kicks off
The new scheme, which the government hopes will shine a light on the activities of foreign principals in Australia, has officially commenced.
POLITICS • Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Solicitor guilty of professional misconduct for failure to honour undertaking
A NSW-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct, reprimanded and fined for failing to honour an undertaking given to the Law Society to complete a ...
SME LAW • Mon, 10 Dec 2018
Senate committee rejects Leyonhjelm’s bill to enforce model litigant obligations in current form
While noting that Senator David Leyonhjelm’s bill subjecting Commonwealth litigants to enforceable model litigant obligations has “merit”, the Legal and Constitutional ...
THE BAR • Mon, 10 Dec 2018
