Movement away from billable hours is the best way to breed a better, more hospitable environment for overworked juniors, according to five NewLaw practitioners – including one who called the new FWC requirements a “sad indictment of the old law model”.
An international law claim has been launched against a big four bank in an attempt to hold the financial institution accountable for its financing of fossil fuel projects that contribute to the climate crisis.
The principal and co-founder of Lipman Karas has been named as the new chair for the Legal Services Commission in South Australia.
The legal services director of Victoria Police said it was “unthinkable” that police used a criminal barrister as an informer and was “disappointed” they didn’t seek his advice.
The federal government will be examining further ways to utilise Consumer Data Right to support innovation and competition with the assistance of a partner at a major firm.
How the leaders of boutique practices conduct themselves has significant flow-on consequences for the professional environment of that practice, argues one senior lawyer.
For tech-savvy practitioners, it can be hugely frustrating to work with someone who can’t, or won’t, use or invest in tech processes. Fiona McLay outlines ways to work around that problem.
Waiting two or three years for Family Court proceedings is not only financially ruinous, it also takes a huge emotional toll. Arbitration is a much more viable option, both for parties and practitioners, argues one lawyer.
Somehow, even in 2020, businesses are still struggling to overcome their addiction to paper. This needs to change, argues one managed services company.
The criminal justice system and the role of criminal lawyers are chaotically busy, majorly rewarding, consistently surprising – and often completely misunderstood. To get to the bottom of what criminal law is about, Lawyers Weekly spoke to an accredited specialist in criminal law to break down ethics, media and what future lawyers should expect.
