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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Justice Jackman: ‘Deeply troubling’ limits on the duty of utmost good faith

In a recent speech, the Honourable Ian McNeil Jackman outlined five “limits” on the duty of utmost good faith – which requires parties to exercise their powers reasonably ...

THE BAR • Mon, 26 Feb 2024

2024 ‘another big year for cyber’ following massive breaches and resulting OAIC investigations

Following several high-profile data breaches affecting millions of Australians, cyber security and cyber attacks have had a massive impact on the legal profession in ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Feb 2024

Toyota hit with class action over finance loans

A class action has been lodged against Toyota Finance in the Supreme Court of Victoria, after customers over an eight-year period were allegedly sold inflated and unjust ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Feb 2024

‘The best decision’: Establishing a new firm while still in a full-time role

Despite currently being in a full-time role – and with no intentions of leaving it – this principal and firm owner decided to take the plunge and start his own firm, a ...

SME LAW • Thu, 22 Feb 2024

Legal recruitment should be ‘people-centric’, despite AI being ‘inevitable’

As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves and its use in recruitment processes increases, legal recruiters have emphasised the importance of human oversight when using new ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 21 Feb 2024

The Evergrande collapse and its potential impacts on the Australian market

Following the recent collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande, Australian real estate partners have weighed in on the potential legal implications for Australian ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Feb 2024

The Star has ‘much at stake’, says regulator, amid looming second inquiry and plummeting shares

The Star Casino’s licence may be at further risk following the announcement of a second inquiry into its operations in Sydney, which comes amid concerns that The Star is ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 20 Feb 2024

Updates to AIJA handbook on judicial appointments welcomed

The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) has updated its handbook on Suggested Criteria for Judicial Appointments; a move which has been welcomed by ...

THE BAR • Mon, 19 Feb 2024

Global law firm opens Sydney office

Global law firm Pogust Goodhead has launched a Sydney office, after filing a $70 billion class action against mining giant BHP.

BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Feb 2024

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