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Resource Management Service advised on sale of Tasmanian hardwood estate

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Resource Management Service, LLC on the sale of Tasmanian hardwood estate.

15 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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McCullough Robertson adds new partner

McCullough Robertson has confirmed it has hired a new partner in a bid to strengthen its NSW-based estates practice.

15 January 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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How legal teams can help drive business-wide action on climate change

Legal counsel must be conscious of evolving marketplace circumstances and the potential damage to a company’s reputation at all times, but particularly in the wake of natural disasters brought about by climate change.

14 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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ACC: German Corporate Sanctions Act must be modified

Proposed legislation in Germany that intends to incentivise corporate compliance has raised eyebrows with the Association of Corporate Counsel due to its supposed impact on legal privilege.

14 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Lawyer X ‘genuinely wanted to assist police’, new statements find

New statements submitted to the royal commission investigating the Victoria Police on its human source management have shed light on how they came to employ a barrister to inform against her own firm, and then her own clients.

14 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Cyber-attacks industry-specific, not geolocation

Despite some dubbing Australia as falling behind when it comes to protection against cyber-criminals, experts in the space say they should be more concerned about the industry they operate in, rather than where the business is situated.

14 January 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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Allegra advised on sale of Rockpool and Spice Temple premises

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Allegra on the sale of its iconic Rockpool Bar & Grill and Spice Temple premises.

14 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Adviceline Injury Lawyers appoints new head of traffic accident commission division

Adviceline Injury Lawyers has appointed special counsel as the new head of its traffic accident commission (TAC) division.

14 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Victims of the Redland Hospital Cancer scandal may not receive compensation despite assurances

Compensation for the patients embroiled in the Redland Hospital Cancer test scandal may not come, with Brisbane compensation lawyers warning about some assurances made by Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles.

14 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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What emerging lawyers need to know about getting started in-house

There are numerous steps one needs to take to properly ingratiate themselves in the in-house workplace environment, says one legal counsel.

13 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy