Four criminal lawyers arrested and charged with numerous offences
The Crime and Corruption Commission in Queensland has arrested and laid charges against six men, comprising four lawyers and two former clients, for alleged fraud and ...
POLITICS • Wed, 24 Oct 2018
Lawyers react to National Apology
Legal organisations and lawyers around the country have reacted to the National Apology delivered by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Parliament on Monday to survivors of ...
POLITICS • Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Who is the primary driver of change in legal departments?
New research shows that a vast majority of law department operations professionals see themselves as the primary driver of change in the legal sector.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Oct 2018
LDO professionals saving less than a decade ago
Today’s law department operations professionals report that they are actually delivering less savings than from a decade ago, according to new research.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Oct 2018
Ashurst to make partnership one-third female by 2022
Global law firm Ashurst has set new diversity and inclusion targets to be achieved within the next three financial years, including that women will make up 33 per cent of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Law firms must ‘continuously try’ to be good places for people to work
Two senior partners of a global firm have argued that success is not sustainable if law firms do not create environments where people want to come to work every day.
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Protection structures key for Australia’s future as a sporting host
If Australia wishes to be a dependable sporting event host in the future, it will be vital to get the brand and protection structures right, as well as seek ways to leave ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Oct 2018
Technology should be a barrister’s best friend for networking
Technology is often perceived as a foe, but when it comes to effective networking, it should instead be an invaluable resource, according to a Melbourne-based lawyer and ...
THE BAR • Mon, 22 Oct 2018
NSW must ‘immediately follow’ Qld and decriminalise abortion
NSW is now the only jurisdiction in Australia where abortion remains a crime, and it must act now to address this anomaly, argues Australian Lawyers for Human Rights.
POLITICS • Sun, 21 Oct 2018
