About 68,000 Queensland Cash Converters customers will soon start receiving compensation payments after the Federal Court on Wednesday approved a $42.5 million settlement following a successful class action suit.
With the recent coronavirus pandemic, the current regulatory wave may see unique changes, with lawyers and GCs needing to prepare as uncertainty sweeps through businesses.
More so than ever before, general counsel have a duty to keep a legal team moving forward and provide direction, says one professional.
The need to implement contingency plans for the hosting of AGMs has exposed “key failings” in the Corporations Act.
General counsel cannot allow employment laws to be “the tail that wags the dog” – they need to be on the front foot, argues one partner.
A new survey of senior leaders has found that the culture of an organisation has become more and more “critical” to its reputation.
Recent changes to the Corporations Act are to have a “substantial” impact on directors moving forward, argues one managing principal.
NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman on Wednesday introduced an emergency bill to the state’s parliament intended to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Firms that have made names for themselves as disruptors to the traditional practice models believe themselves to be well placed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
At a time of economic uncertainty and flow-on consequences for professional services, boutique law firms need to live up to their agile and adaptable tags by offering new payment options.
