Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
Open letter calls for support of amendments to Family Law Act after previous laws ‘favoured fathers over mothers’
A family lawyer has urged Australian women to get behind proposed amendments to the Family Law Act, which would abolish the default presumption of parents spending equal ...
POLITICS • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
How ‘niching down’ helped this firm grow
Before starting her own firm in a niche area, this founder worried that there wouldn’t be enough work. But the firm has grown much faster than she anticipated.
SME LAW • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
Yet another class action filed against Medibank
Health insurer Medibank is facing another legal claim, this time from one of the world’s biggest law firms, after a data breach late last year resulted in millions of ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 08 Feb 2023
ChatGPT is ‘no different to Wikipedia’, lawyers warned
OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT is making waves across businesses — but NewLaw practices have said the technology is still new and advised lawyers to remain vigilant.
NEWLAW • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Lapsed Lawyer X legislation brought back in 2023
Victoria has led the charge on the management of informants with the implementation of new Lawyer X legislation, introduced to Parliament on Tuesday (7 February).
POLITICS • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
What in-house lawyers must be on top of right now
Implementing an efficiency framework and a “more robust engagement policy” has helped the KWM legal department identify and manage upcoming risks and trends, according to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
The Star hit with 2 more class actions over 24-hour period
Two class actions have been filed against The Star Entertainment Group, following allegations of inflated share prices and non-disclosure of systemic money laundering, ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Is a ‘loyalty tax’ sustainable within the legal profession?
Within a candidate-short market, some firms are opting for increased sign-on and other bonus schemes for top lawyers, in what’s being called a loyalty tax
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Feb 2023
Skills shortage a ‘hand-brake on growth’ in law
While this managing partner predicted that the Australian market would be less impacted by a global economic downturn, there are a number of challenges still impacting ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Feb 2023