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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Recent trends in ACCC merger decisions

Following the concentration of many Australian sectors and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) calls for merger reform, the watchdog will, moving ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

Millennials, Gen Z ‘MIA’: SME sector missing business owners

A new survey has revealed that young Australians are missing in action from leadership in Australia’s small-business sector. Is this the case in the legal sphere?

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

‘We were wearing too many hats’: Why this firm expanded its senior leadership team

When deciding how and when to expand your firm’s directorship, this principal said that having a clear vision of where your firm is headed should be of high priority.

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

4-day weeks ‘a bad fit’ for many SMEs

Four-day working week trials within larger firms fail to reflect the reality for boutique and SME businesses, new research has shown.

SME LAW • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

Allens adds 7 new partners

International law firm Allens has welcomed seven new partners in the Asia-Pacific region — three of which are women, in a move the firm said would help it reach its ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Mar 2023

First Nations pension age claim follows ‘colonisation and generations of systemic discrimination’

The Australian government has been called on to lower the pension age for First Nations Australians following a legal challenge being brought against it for alleged ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Mar 2023

The ‘wrong approach’ on worker compensation should be rejected

WorkCover has been declared “fundamentally broken”, and the exclusion of bullying and harassment from compensation moving forward should be “emphatically countered”, say ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Merger creates biggest mutual bank in Australia

Following a recent merger, People’s Choice Credit Union is now Heritage and People’s Choice Limited, with more than $23 billion in assets.

BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Waitsia Stage 2 gas project contractor goes into voluntary administration

Mitsui and Beach Energy have been advised on the voluntary administration of the contractor responsible for the construction of a joint gas project.

BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Mar 2023

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