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Legal departments will have to ensure they allocate spending in the most beneficial ways at a time in which the nation is entering a recession.

Two principals have shared how their firms have responded to the coronavirus crisis and how the impact of the pandemic will shape the legal profession going forward.

Transparency International Australia is pleased to see Christian Porter recommit the government to establishing an anti-corruption watchdog for Federal Parliament.

An independent inquiry has found Justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young women as they worked as judge’s associates in the High Court of Australia.

As a member of the Human Rights Council, Australia can and should act in a principled way to support, not hinder, scrutiny of racism and police violence, legal advocates argue.

One-third of listed company directors want a total ban on class actions, while business lobbies have called for a complete overhaul of the current system.

The full extent of historical sex abuse in Australia’s juvenile detention centres is yet to surface, writes Leanne McDonald.

National specialist workplace firm Kingston Reid has elevated two practitioners to partner, one to special counsel and two to senior associate.

DLA Piper has advised SEBI in recouping millions held in Australia from one of the world’s largest Ponzi schemes.

KWM has advised on Mercury Capital’s acquisition of all Bauer Media titles in Australia and New Zealand.