Lauren Croft

Lauren Croft

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 2264

Lauren is the commercial content writer within Momentum Media’s professional services suite, including Lawyers Weekly, Accountants Daily and HR Leader, focusing primarily on commercial and client content, features and ebooks. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications. Born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. 


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Adairs expands product offering with $80m acquisition

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has advised a home furnishings giant on its acquisition of Focus on Furniture, in a deal worth $80 million.

BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Jan 2022

Russell Redsell

‘Top-down support around good governance’ is paramount

Law departments within all types of organisations should be pushing for good governance post-pandemic, says this legal GM.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Jan 2022

Adrian Goss

The legal challenges in the media law space

The pandemic, along with business models that are changing and evolving, has “thrown up a lot of interesting legal issues” in the media landscape, according to this GC

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Jan 2022

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Governance institute adds 2 new directors

Two new directors have been appointed to the Governance Institute of Australia board, in a time of “significant change and growth”, according to the board chair. 

BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Dec 2021

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Firmus to begin construction for cloud data centre

Australian data centre developer Firmus has successfully financed the construction of infrastructure for its flagship site in Launceston, Tasmania.

BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Dec 2021

Alison Cusack

‘The supply chain is in crisis’ and other issues in maritime law

Over the course of the last two years, the maritime industry has experienced a myriad of issues – and lawyers in this space need to be helping their clients futureproof ...

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Dec 2021

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‘It doesn’t matter how you want to practise law’: The benefits of non-traditional working models

Exploring different working models can help boutique firms grow post-pandemic, according to this managing partner, whose firm operates on a consulting principal model.

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Dec 2021

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Ashurst adds 2 new partners

Ashurst has bolstered its risk advisory team with the appointment of two new partners, bringing the total number of partners in the practice to eight.

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Dec 2021

Russell Redsell

Governance can be ‘a guiding light’ for in-house lawyers

Understanding governance in a legal context can make in-house legal roles more rewarding and lead to general counsels being more involved in the business, according to ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Dec 2021

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