Steadfast to acquire insurance giant Coverforce
KWM has advised Steadfast on a $220 million capital raising as part of the network’s acquisition of insurance broker Coverforce.
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Baker McKenzie bolsters Melbourne practice
Baker McKenzie has grown its construction team in Melbourne with the appointment of a new partner, who joins from MinterEllison.
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Creating a ‘more tailored, contextual’ approach to workplace wellness
With mental health particularly prevalent in lawyers amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, one PwC partner shared her thoughts on what more firms can do to support their ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
The parallels between law and culture
Cultural and life experiences can provide you with a wide range of legal skills and greatly impact the type of lawyer you become, this lawyer and PhD student says.
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Human rights and trade union groups support new bill
A number of organisations have supported the Australian Senate in passing a new bill that means goods made with forced labour cannot be imported into the country.
POLITICS • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
‘More young women are seeing a career in law as an attractive option’
With more women now entering the legal profession than men, two senior legal executives spoke to Lawyers Weekly about what’s enticing women to the profession and why this ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Legal body warns against broadly mandating vaccine
Vaccines should not be mandated outside of high-risk areas, the Human Rights Law Centre has warned.
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Concerns over NSW Police Commissioner telling officers they can ‘get it wrong’
The Aboriginal Legal Service has condemned a recent video wherein the NSW Police Commissioner pledges to not hold officers to account for wrongly applying public health ...
POLITICS • Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Woodside to merge with BHP Group to create oil and gas giant
Global firm KWM has advised Woodside on its merger with BHP Group to create a global energy company.
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Aug 2021
