Imprisonment, million-dollar fines for WHS breaches introduced in WA
New and harsher penalties have been introduced in Western Australia for breaches of workplace health and safety laws, further codifying the need for legal workplaces to ...
POLITICS • Sun, 04 Nov 2018
Podcast: Where are we headed with whistleblower protections in Australia?
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Piper Alderman partners Tim Lange and Ted Williams.
PODCAST • Fri, 02 Nov 2018
Dentons responds to reports of disciplinary referral over unfair dismissal row
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the UK is considering referring global law firm Dentons to the nation’s Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after the firm ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Australian innovators leading the charge in ending modern slavery
As the Modern Slavery Bill before the Senate slowly edges closer to proclamation, Australia’s young entrepreneurs are looking elsewhere to end labour exploitation, writes ...
NEWLAW • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Burnt out? Boutique firms can be a great fit for you
Smaller firms can be just what one needs to reclaim work-life balance and ensure a sustainable career in law, according to a firm principal.
SME LAW • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Hervey Bay-based partner reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
The partner of a Queensland firm, who manages one of its two offices, has been reprimanded and ordered to pay costs for a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct
SME LAW • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Clayton Utz hosts TEDx Bligh St event
National law firm Clayton Utz has delved into the worldwide phenomenon that is TEDx, hosting a talkfest at its Sydney offices.
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Lawyer charged for alleged role in murder of teenager
A Sydney-based solicitor has been charged as an accessory after the fact to murder, among other charges, over his alleged role in the murder of a teenager from the city’s ...
POLITICS • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Law is ‘inherently masculine’ but women can help change it
Female lawyers of today have a responsibility to make professional life sustainable for themselves and all other women coming through the ranks, suggests Rice Naughton ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
