Consistency needed with superannuation splitting in family courts review
Greater certainty is needed in both the orders for splitting of super funds and in the early release of super in the event of hardship, a national firm has argued in a ...
POLITICS • Wed, 05 Dec 2018
Corrs advising ESR on takeover bid for listed company
National firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is advising logistics real estate and fund management platform ESR on its A$723 million off-market takeover bid for ASX-listed ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Dec 2018
CBP hires 2 insurance lawyers
National firm Colin Biggers & Paisley have added two new insurance lawyers for its Melbourne office.
SME LAW • Wed, 05 Dec 2018
12 BD things you must do before Christmas
In anticipation of the so-called Silly Season, lawyers and legal institutions must ensure they tick certain boxes before packing up for the summer break, according to a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Indigenous voice to Parliament must be ‘constitutional priority’: ALA
Enshrining a voice in Federal Parliament for the First Australians must now occur, in light of a parliamentary report supporting constitutional recognition, according to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
33 appointed to AAT
The federal government has named 33 new part-time appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
THE BAR • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
TabCorp appoints new general counsel
Australian wagering, gaming and Keno operations company Tabcorp Holdings has hired a new general counsel, who will commence in the role in March of next year.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Dec 2018
Encryption access laws cannot be rushed or politicised
The Law Council of Australia has argued that Federal Parliament must not rush consideration of “complex and unprecedented” encryption access laws, warning of the very ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Legal institutions and lawyers react to new royal commission
The Australian legal profession is having its say on Victoria’s newly-announced royal commission into the management of police informants, following the raising of ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
