Canberra solicitor who employed a disqualified lawyer reprimanded, fined $8k
An ACT-based solicitor has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct, fined $8,000 and reprimanded after hiring an ex-lawyer who was struck off the ACT ...
THE BAR • Tue, 31 Jan 2023
The crypto space is ‘changing rapidly’
While there have been a number of regulatory developments in the crypto space in recent years, it’s still an ever-evolving area with a lot of “moving parts”, this partner ...
NEWLAW • Tue, 31 Jan 2023
2 in 3 companies still failing to meet modern slavery reporting requirements
While the new Modern Slavery Act legislation has been in effect for over four years, many organisations still have work to do to make sure their corporate reporting is up ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Former Clayton Utz partner’s defamation application to be moved from WA to VIC
A claim of defamation being brought by the former president of the Melbourne Football Club, who is a former partner of BigLaw firm Clayton Utz, is set to be moved to ...
THE BAR • Mon, 30 Jan 2023
What’s next for Hall & Wilcox?
In a conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Hall & Wilcox managing partner Tony Macvean said that although overall, the firm had a successful 2022, there were a number of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Jan 2023
‘Vacation bonus’ incentives unlikely to drive real change
While one international firm’s new “vacation bonus” initiative has made headlines across the globe, some have labelled it “superficial and one-dimensional” and called for ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Using a managing partner position to ‘leave a better legacy’
This managing partner is “very optimistic” about the future of the profession, diversity-wise — but said that there’s still more work to be done to break the bamboo ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Victorian government launches panel to advance gender equality
A new legal services panel in Victoria will mean female barristers will have greater opportunities, in a move the state’s Attorney-General said will advance gender ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Jan 2023
Australian bidders ‘dominate’ the M&A market
While concerns about geopolitical uncertainty and a tightening economy grow across the mergers and acquisitions market, new research has revealed that M&A activity is ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Jan 2023
