The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continues into 2020 with the chair of the aged care royal commission clarifying that the inquiry did not endorse the government’s decision to privatise assessment teams.
Australia’s “intimidating” national security laws and its lack of whistleblower protections have been slammed by Human Rights Watch in a new global report.
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a principal solicitor guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to handle trust account fees appropriately and for misleading another solicitor.
The legal profession faces a challenge to get better at educating the public about how people can use the law to help them in times of need according to the new president of the Law Society of South Australia.
Too many people across the country have no idea what will happen to their assets if they die intestate. The new year offers a great opportunity to change this, argues plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn.
Law professors will clarify the legal basis for protecting geographic indications for wine in trade agreements as the European Union attempts to withhold Prosecco.
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Resource Management Service, LLC on the sale of Tasmanian hardwood estate.
McCullough Robertson has confirmed it has hired a new partner in a bid to strengthen its NSW-based estates practice.
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.
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.
