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The federal Treasurer has announced that litigation funders will soon be required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL), which will dramatically increase the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) regulatory oversight of them, writes Liam Hennessy.

One of Australia’s leading intellectual property law firms, Wrays, has appointed a new principal to the firm’s engineering and technology team.

Class action litigation is in the spotlight again with Boral facing a major stakeholder class action, just days after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had announced continuous disclosure obligations amendments.

Lawyers Weekly, along with principal partner Taylor Root, is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.

COVID-19 has triggered a dramatic transformation of traditional professional industry practices, but according to Plexus associate commercial director Sam Burrett, this could inadvertently create a better future for those operating in the legal sphere.

The global coronavirus pandemic may be exposing the difference in treatment of practising mothers and fathers.

The legal tasks for professionals in the aviation space keep piling up, say two senior lawyers from HFW.

Australia’s legal bodies have applauded the decision by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to not press charges on Annika Smethurst but say they are concerned about the ongoing vulnerability of public interest journalism.

Following the release of new research into the effectiveness of circle sentencing in NSW Local Courts, the bar association has renewed calls for the Walama Court.

Major legal aid bodies have called for Victoria’s anti-vilification laws to be broadened and modernised to strengthen the protections for Australians subjected to hate speech.