One year removed from the launch of her freelance legal business, Katherine Thomas reflects on what she’s learned from the past 12 months and offers advice to those in the boutique space.
Lawyers may see firms make positive changes to their parental leave policy, with the Morrison government having announced new parental leave entitlements.
Lawyers must realise that video game publishers, not governing bodies, rule eSports when dealing with the industry, one of Australia’s first specialists in the subject has said.
The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has heard that Lawyer X wanted to keep working with her clients, despite informing on them to police, because they made her feel “valued” and she wanted to hold “every bit of drug information”.
It is crucial to view the law as showcasing the moral conscience of the society around us, but there are also limitations to this, says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Barrister-turned-police snitch Nicola Gobbo was given many opportunities to leave police and criminals behind but chose to continue informing despite many warnings.
US-based tech company Pivotal Systems Corporation has been advised on the raising of $13 million under a preferred stock financing facility.
National law firm Lander & Rogers has unveiled a new consulting function and hired a chief client experience officer and practice group leader of consulting.
The Law Society of NSW has voiced its concerns over the number of prisoners in the state continuing to climb.
Victorian judges are handing down tough retrospective prison terms rather than more appropriate community correction orders because an increasing number of defendants are on remand, a Sentencing Advisory Council investigation suggests.
