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.
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
‘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
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
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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