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Inaugural First Nations silk named as part-time ALRC commissioner
Tony McAvoy SC has been appointed a part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
POLITICS • Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Practising in Japan just got easier for Aussie lawyers
The Japanese Ministry of Justice has simplified the processes through which foreign lawyers, including those from Australia, can register to practise in the Land of the ...
CAREERS • Sun, 04 Aug 2024
JWS welcomes another TMT partner
Johnson Winter Slattery continues to grow its technology, media and telecommunications ranks, having hired a new partner, who formerly served as head of TMT at global ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Aug 2024
Greenwashing case against Mercer results in $11.3m penalty
The first greenwashing case brought by the corporate regulator has ended with the Federal Court ordering Mercer Superannuation to pay a $11.3 million penalty following ...
THE BAR • Fri, 02 Aug 2024
Holding Redlich partner joins Clayton Utz
A commercial dispute resolution partner has joined national firm Clayton Utz from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich.
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
‘Australia has lost its way’ on housing, says former Supreme Court judge
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing Australia and why a human rights approach (in which housing is ...
POLITICS • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Deals may have to clear higher bar for public interest
The government’s draft legislation for proposed reforms to Australia’s merger laws has been released, which Treasurer Jim Chalmers says will make the approval system ...
POLITICS • Sun, 28 Jul 2024
Lawyers providing tax advice may have to register to do so
Treasury is seeking feedback on a range of matters relating to tax practitioner registration with the Tax Practitioners Board, including whether lawyers should keep their ...
POLITICS • Sun, 21 Jul 2024
A ChatGPT-generated firing and ‘realistic’ hiring expectations: What’s hot in law this week (15–19 July)
The recruitment market is shifting back in favour of employers, and BigLaw firms are expanding while a big four firm has cut its legal division. Here is your weekly ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 19 Jul 2024