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UK climate change ruling to have impact on #auslaw

A recent court ruling from the UK has broad implications for local planning and infrastructure projects in Australia and the lawyers working in such areas, argue two practitioners.

04 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Queensland legislation broadens scope of civil action for child abuse survivors

New legislation in Queensland will allow abuse survivors to pursue civil claims against liable institutions for physical and psychological distress.

04 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Global firm to foster diversity with new initiative

A new scholarship will be offered to law students who identify as LGBTIQ with a BigLaw firm entering into a multi-year partnership with The Pinnacle Foundation.

04 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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RBA reveals March cash rate call

In this special announcement, partnered by Legal Home Loans, learn the outcome of Reserve Bank meeting on Tuesday and what the official cash rate means for Australian economy.

03 March 2020
By Reporter
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GCs cannot be solely responsible for organisational ethics

Increasingly, general counsel are called upon to “calibrate the compass” of an organisation’s morals, but delegating such responsibility to the legal department leader runs the risk of giving other employees across the board a free pass, muses one professional.

03 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Over 2 in 5 privacy compliance technologies set to rely on AI

According to Gartner, more than 40 per cent of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by 2023, up from 5 per cent today.

03 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Does financial pressure make a CFO less likely to blow the whistle?

A new study has found that corporate financial managers do a great job of detecting signs of potential fraud but are less likely to voice these concerns externally when their company is under pressure to meet financial targets.

03 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Back to basics in 2020: Small changes make a big difference

2020 will be about doing more of and getting better at what our customers tell us they want, writes Peter George.

03 March 2020
By Peter George
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Former Clifford Chance head takes on CEO role to grow Sydney and Melbourne

An independent Australian law firm has appointed a new chief executive officer from PricewaterhouseCoopers to oversee its Melbourne and Sydney partnership.

03 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Australians detainable under coronavirus biosecurity laws, Attorney-General says

Australia’s biosecurity laws are being strengthened and will be “new" and "foreign” to Australians with the first human transmission of coronavirus recorded in Australia.

03 March 2020
By Tony Zhang