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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It’s not you, it’s me: The art of the strategic (and legal) break-up

Whether delivered by a romantic partner, a departing client, or a soon-to-be-ex-employee, the phrase isn’t really about personal accountability. It’s an elegant sleight ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 May 2025

GCs fighting an ‘industry-wide shortage of specialised AI legal talent’

New research has shown that while AI influences more legal decisions within in-house teams, 70 per cent of teams lack sufficient AI training.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 20 May 2025

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Personal information exposed after data breach at AHRC

Personal data may have been compromised in a recent data breach, after more than 600 submissions to the AHRC were accidentally disclosed online.

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 May 2025

RBA reveals May 2025 cash rate call

At the beginning of this year, the Reserve Bank cut rates for the first time since November 2020. In this special announcement, brought to you by Legal Home Loans, find ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 May 2025

Cyber lawyers remain ‘full steam ahead’

There has long been a misconception that cyber security lawyers just focus on privacy and data breach matters, but the broad range of skills required and issues to be ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 19 May 2025

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Cooper Grace Ward adds corporate partner from K&L Gates

Brisbane-based firm Cooper Grace Ward has added a new partner to bolster its corporate advisory practice, who joins from BigLaw firm K&L Gates.

SME LAW • Mon, 19 May 2025

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Reforms to the anti-money laundering laws may affect your business – here’s what you need to know

The long-awaited reforms to Australia’s AML/CTF regime are coming – and lawyers need to be on top of it, writes Jessica Tsiakis.

BIG LAW • Mon, 19 May 2025

Clyde & Co hires partner in Brisbane

Global law firm Clyde & Co has appointed a new partner to its insurance practice, who joins from Kennedys.

BIG LAW • Sun, 18 May 2025

From a lawnmower to the North Sea: When missing evidence leads to adverse inferences in court

What do an ex-employee of an Australian trucking insurer and an English footballer’s wife have in common? Both were at the centre of cases where critical evidence ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 18 May 2025

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