PEXA adds chief growth officer
PEXA has appointed a former law firm CFO to a newly created chief financial and growth officer role, in a move the CEO said would aid in growth plans moving forward.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 May 2023
Is free firm merch ‘shallow and tokenistic’ or ‘enticing’?
Firms offering free merch have been urged to move away from stress balls and water bottles in favour of aligning themselves properly with the “environmental and societal ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 May 2023
$132.7m settlement reached in PFAS class action
An agreement has been signed to settle a multi-site class action for $132.7 million after toxic PFAS chemicals negatively impacted around 30,000 residents spanning seven ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 May 2023
‘Frivolous and vexatious’ gender discrimination claim against boutique dismissed
A solicitor has unsuccessfully sued a Sydney boutique firm after he claimed he was discriminated against because of his gender and demanded $5,000 in compensation for ...
THE BAR • Sun, 14 May 2023
Law firms ‘seeing the importance’ of talent retention
The publication of the sixth National Profile of Solicitors report has shown that the profession — and private practice in particular — continues to grow and attract ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 14 May 2023
Changes and challenges in migration law
Post-pandemic, there have been a number of changes in the migration space, as well as a recent review of upcoming challenges. Here, migration lawyers discuss those ...
SME LAW • Thu, 11 May 2023
Budget ’23 did not fix ‘broken promise’ of previous government: WLS Australia
On Tuesday (9 May), Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the 2023–24 federal budget, with an increased focus on gender equity. However, one legal organisation has said that ...
SME LAW • Thu, 11 May 2023
Class action filed after ‘cruise from hell’ into cyclone
A class action has been launched against Carnival after a P&O cruise sailed from Brisbane into the path of a category 5 cyclone, leaving passengers terrified as the ...
THE BAR • Wed, 10 May 2023
$5m settlement proposed in public housing towers class action
The Victorian government has offered to settle the public housing towers class action for the sum of $5 million after it was accused of wrongly detaining public housing ...
THE BAR • Tue, 09 May 2023
