Lawyers perceived as only slightly more ethical than bankers
Even in the wake of the banking royal commission, Australians perceive lawyers to be almost as unethical as bankers, insurers and financial services professionals, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Sep 2018
To all the clerkship applications I’ve cried over before
It is important for law students to ask themselves why they invest so much – physically and emotionally – in the clerkship application process, writes Monash student ...
CAREERS • Mon, 03 Sep 2018
Victoria invests $40.3m into Aboriginal Justice Agreement
The Andrews Labor government in the Garden State has implemented the fourth phase of its Aboriginal Justice Agreement, which aims to strengthen self-determination and ...
POLITICS • Thu, 30 Aug 2018
Quadrant Energy sold for US$2.15bn
Energy company Quadrant has been sold to Santos Limited, in what Clayton Utz has termed one of the most significant M&A transactions in the energy and resources ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Aug 2018
Holding Redlich launches national procurement practice group
National firm Holding Redlich has established a procurement practice group, which it says is in response to growing demand for advice in an area set for “sweeping ...
SME LAW • Wed, 29 Aug 2018
ALS backs call for additional $390m in funding for legal services
The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) is supporting key recommendations from the recently-released Justice Project Report from the Law Council of Australia, which ...
POLITICS • Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Afterpay Touch advised on UK expansion
Australian company Afterpay Touch Group has expanded into the United Kingdom by acquiring ‘buy now, pay later’ platform ClearPay as well as its placement and share ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Aug 2018
ASX-listed entity to redomicile to Canada
Drilling services company Boart Longyear Limited will move to British Columbia has part of its restructuring support agreement entered into with key creditors.
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Aug 2018
Mixed reaction to NSW Law Society pulling advertising from Alan Jones’ show
The Law Society of NSW has withdrawn advertising from 2GB in the wake of offensive comments from shock jock Alan Jones, drawing both positive and negative reactions from ...
POLITICS • Tue, 28 Aug 2018
