Corps Act should be slashed by 66%, says ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended the Corporations Act be cut down significantly, in a move that will simplify and shorten corporations and financial ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Nov 2022
Blue Sky hit with 2nd class action
Blue Sky Alternative Investments’ shareholders have launched a second class action against the firm, following its administration in 2019.
THE BAR • Wed, 09 Nov 2022
Hamilton Locke expands into NZ
National commercial law firm Hamilton Locke has expanded its operations into New Zealand, marking the first international expansion move for the HPX Group.
BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Nov 2022
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
