Sparke Helmore continues to add partners to its projects and government commercial team
National law firm Sparke Helmore has added two more to its projects and government commercial practice group, bringing the number of new partners to that team to three in ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 May 2024
The issues in GenAI and machine learning contracts
Generative artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) systems present contracting challenges that are not always seen in traditional IT contracts, writes Belyndy ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 May 2024
Leading expeditions to the polar regions makes me a better in-house lawyer
For nearly 15 years, David Sinclair has been leading expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Such experiences – seemingly a world away from corporate legal life – have ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 07 May 2024
Law tech market will reach US$50bn by 2027. In Australia, the ‘arms race is on’
New and emerging technologies are set to fundamentally change how legal organisations do business, with the market for such products and services predicted to be worth ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 May 2024
HSF appoints new managing partner for finance in Australia, Asia
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has named a new managing partner in Australia and Asia for its finance practice.
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 May 2024
Sydney-based silk appointed to NSW Supreme Court
Commercial barrister Tim Faulkner SC has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.
THE BAR • Mon, 06 May 2024
2 senior in-house lawyers appointed to Magistrates Court of WA
West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed two new magistrates to the Magistrates Court of Western Australia.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 06 May 2024
Trigger warnings for excessive workloads not the answer
Combating the extraordinary workloads that lawyers often must undertake and effective management of workplace health and safety (WHS) matters are headline concerns for ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 05 May 2024
Drunk emails, misuse of privilege, and ‘misleading’ comments: What’s hot in law this week (29 April–3 May)
This week, Lawyers Weekly hosted its annual Corporate Counsel Summit and Awards, and the nation’s courts and Senate heard some headline-grabbing matters. Here is your ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 03 May 2024
