BigLaw firms advise on $24bn acquisition
Numerous BigLaw firms have worked on one of the largest private capital M&A deals in Australian history.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
$202m secured for Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen
A settlement has been reached between the Commonwealth and thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who worked in the Northern Territory and who were ...
POLITICS • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
White & Case adds partner from Maddocks
Global law firm White & Case has bolstered its real estate and M&A capabilities with the hire of a partner from a BigLaw rival.
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
Elder law is a growing area of legal practice. Here’s why
As Australians live longer and our ageing population grows, elder law is becoming increasingly important – especially when you consider the complexities around ageing, ...
SME LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
Victorian CJ retires, and a ‘disturbing’ regulatory proposal: What’s hot in law this week (2–6 Sept)
This week, following Lawyers Weekly’s annual Australian Law Awards, the Chief Justice of Victoria announced her retirement and tax lawyers pushed back on a proposal that ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Lessons from Ted Lasso for law firm leaders
Gadens head Mark Pistilli has spent much of his legal career in leadership roles. Here, he unpacks what he’s learnt from one of the most popular TV shows of this decade ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
The 4 non-negotiables of a resilient, responsible firm in digital Australia
As the nation becomes increasingly digitised, there are fundamental steps that professional services businesses must take to protect the personal information of both ...
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Right to Disconnect will ‘tighten the noose around the necks of SME owners’
While the new Right to Disconnect isn’t set to come into effect for small law firms for another year, detractors believe the writing is on the wall for what they claim is ...
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Clarence, LexVeritas combine for scale-up capabilities for members
Legal workspace provider Clarence and specialist business management consultancy LexVeritas have teamed up to enhance the scale-up capabilities of member law firms.
SME LAW • Wed, 04 Sep 2024
