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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2nd class action launched against The Star

The Star Entertainment Group has been hit with a second class action, which alleges money-laundering activities and misleading conduct.

THE BAR • Tue, 08 Nov 2022

‘Lawyers are not interchangeable’

Whilst hybrid working is an inevitable part of the post-pandemic working environment, the human-connection element of lawyering is something that is wholly built working ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Nov 2022

Medibank faces class action investigation

After millions of customers’ data was compromised in a data breach, two law firms have joined forces to investigate a class action claim against Medibank and ahm.

THE BAR • Tue, 08 Nov 2022

In-house teams must be held to account on equitable briefing

Women now outnumber men on the High Court. So why aren’t equitable briefing numbers where they should be? Westpac’s GC weighs in.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Nov 2022

Beginning a legal career later in life

Law graduate and qualified career counsellor Jason Rickersey came into the legal profession as a mature-age student, admitted to practice at 40 years old and starting his ...

CAREERS • Mon, 07 Nov 2022

The impact of AFL’s ‘significant and unprecedented’ merger with GTC Legal Group

In October, listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers acquired GTC Legal Group Holdings, in a move dubbed a “seminal moment for the personal legal services ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Nov 2022

Hamilton Locke’s parent company rebrands, furthers plans to list

HPX, the holding company of BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke and Source, has unveiled an “extensive rebrand” following the merger of a number of its subsidiaries and its ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Nov 2022

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There are a lot of ‘win-wins’ in starting your own firm

These three female firm owners have found that starting and owning their own firms has been made astronomically easier with legal tech — and are surprised there aren’t ...

NEWLAW • Sun, 06 Nov 2022

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Should legal innovators be proactive or reactive (or both)?

As client demand for innovation grows, these award-winning innovators said that whilst knowing the market and responding meaningfully to it is important, so too is being ...

NEWLAW • Sun, 06 Nov 2022

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