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Queensland legislation broadens scope of civil action for child abuse survivors

New legislation in Queensland will allow abuse survivors to pursue civil claims against liable institutions for...

04 March 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Global firm to foster diversity with new initiative

A new scholarship will be offered to law students who identify as LGBTIQ with a BigLaw firm entering into a multi-year...

04 March 2020

By Tony Zhang

RBA reveals March cash rate call

In this special announcement, partnered by Legal Home Loans, learn the outcome of Reserve Bank meeting on Tuesday and...

03 March 2020

By Reporter

GCs cannot be solely responsible for organisational ethics

Increasingly, general counsel are called upon to “calibrate the compass” of an organisation’s morals, but...

03 March 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Over 2 in 5 privacy compliance technologies set to rely on AI

According to Gartner, more than 40 per cent of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by...

03 March 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Does financial pressure make a CFO less likely to blow the whistle?

A new study has found that corporate financial managers do a great job of detecting signs of potential fraud but are...

03 March 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Back to basics in 2020: Small changes make a big difference

2020 will be about doing more of and getting better at what our customers tell us they want, writes Peter...

03 March 2020

By Peter George

Former Clifford Chance head takes on CEO role to grow Sydney and Melbourne

An independent Australian law firm has appointed a new chief executive officer from PricewaterhouseCoopers to oversee...

03 March 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Australians detainable under coronavirus biosecurity laws, Attorney-General says

Australia’s biosecurity laws are being strengthened and will be “new" and "foreign” to Australians with the first...

03 March 2020

By Tony Zhang

Lawyers must work to retain their humanity

The rule of law, and the legal profession itself, are at risk of losing its humanity, but there are ways to salvage it,...

03 March 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy