Victorian law students to race for disruption
Not-for-profit advocacy group The Legal Forecast (TLF) is hosting a challenge around Melbourne’s CBD to showcase the best and brightest in disruptive legal thinking.
NEWLAW • Mon, 23 Apr 2018
The importance of community in the NewLaw world
A burgeoning new industry has emerged in law in the past five years, which has required a fundamental rethink of the business of legal practice, according to two legal ...
NEWLAW • Wed, 18 Apr 2018
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
