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Relativity’s APAC managing director has shed light on the increasing take-up of cloud offerings among Australian law firms.

The major media companies charged for breaching suppression orders protecting Cardinal George Pell’s identity have entered a plea of guilty. 

Johnson Winter & Slattery has appointed a new partner as it looks to grow its tax offering.

Global law firm Allens has appointed two lawyers as partner and senior counsel respectively, following their departures from HWL Ebsworth in November 2020.

With over a dozen Tasmanian public servants facing abuse allegations, the state’s Attorney-General has named a commissioner to oversee an inquiry into the government institutions’ historic and recent responses to the misconduct.

Corporate responsibility is inextricably linked to business development and financial performance, writes Jacqueline (Jaci) Burns.

The myriad consequences of the age of coronavirus, and their subsequent impact upon the courts, beg the question: do corporate entities need to evaluate how best to approach litigious matters this year?

New research denotes the percentage of time chief legal officers are dedicating to specific duties, with notable differences emerging between those who report to the chief executive and those who don’t.

In-house lawyers play an “intermediary role” in ensuring external providers communicate better with their businesses.

Law departments should be keeping up the pressure on firms to promote diversity and inclusion as the fallout from the pandemic continues, argues Catherine Roberts.