Company secretary shake-up: How the role has changed

Greater public scrutiny and the need for increased compliance regulation as a result of the recent banking royal commission have shaped the role of the company secretary ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 06 Aug 2019

Salaries, bonuses and benefits: What lawyers are worth

Remuneration, salary bonuses and incentives are key to retaining staff as competition for mid-level lawyers becomes fiercer than ever, according to the Mahlab Report 2019

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Aug 2019

CBA sells $4.2bn global asset management business

Major bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia has sold its global asset management business for over $4 billion with the assistance of Herbert Smith Freehills.

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Cyber security skills fall short in law firms

Almost half of the legal industry reported Australia’s cyber security laws are insufficient and 72 per cent are concerned current regulations are open to privacy breaches

SME LAW • Mon, 05 Aug 2019

LCA concerned for citizenship of terror suspects

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has expressed serious concerns over current laws that allow terror suspects to be stripped of Australian citizenships.

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Squire Patton Boggs transfers partner from London office

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the transfer of Australian registered foreign lawyer Alexis Martinez from its London-based office to its firm in Perth.

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Private practice sees profitability spike

Private practice firms have embraced change and growth this year, from profitability and technology change to adapting to multidisciplinary and collaborative law models

BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Aug 2019

Legal sector needs to ‘catch up’ with intercountry adoption regulations

In a recent research paper, a university scholar has called out the laws and regulation around intercountry adoption, insisting the legal sector needs to adapt.

SME LAW • Sun, 04 Aug 2019

ACT Law Society objects to changes to Crimes and Firearms Acts

The ACT Law Society has spoken out about recent changes to the Crimes Act and the Firearms Act, with concerns that they apply retrospectively to matters that pre-date the ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Aug 2019