Lauren Croft

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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.

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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

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