Succession planning looming large for M&A
Issues arising with the retirements of the Baby Boomer generation are creating new challenges for those in mergers and acquisitions, according to the newly-announced ...
SME LAW • Wed, 18 Apr 2018
Sparke Helmore, Aderant team up for software solution
The national firm and international business management software provider last week announced a new partnership.
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Nature’s Care sells majority of shares
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Nature’s Care on a trade sale, in one of the largest private equity investments in Australia so far in 2018.
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Government caves on medical transfer of child on Nauru
The federal government has agreed to bring a child in mandatory detention on Nauru to Australia for medical treatment, following urgent court applications from a national ...
POLITICS • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
KCL Law appoints new principal
A Melbourne-based firm has announced the promotion of one of its special counsels to the role of principal lawyer.
SME LAW • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
Aged care homes should be ‘named and shamed’
Aged-care providers in Queensland that handed off thousands of elderly residents to hospital emergency departments rather than provide in-house medical care should be ...
SME LAW • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
More needed to protect lawyers against judicial bullies
Legal employers should consider the courtroom as a workplace just like any other, and thus have mechanisms in place to ensure optimal wellness for lawyers appearing ...
THE BAR • Mon, 16 Apr 2018
Tasmania to undo homophobic convictions of the past
Last week, the Tasmanian Parliament apologised for the pain suffered by the LGBTQI community under the state’s former laws for the criminalisation of homosexuality.
POLITICS • Sun, 15 Apr 2018
Women thriving in NewLaw environment
Female lawyers in tech and NewLaw spheres are discovering they do not need to fight ingrained gender issues as they have previously had to do.
NEWLAW • Thu, 12 Apr 2018
