World-renowned law expert has become the first person to hold the title of both dean and head of school at La Trobe University’s Law School.
Australian Lawyers Alliance said the scathing review by the Victorian Ombudsman into the WorkSafe compensation scheme has highlighted the need for urgent improvement into “immoral and unethical” practice.
Plant-based meat producer v2food has been advised on a $35 million Series A funding round, which its law firm has called “the largest in the growing plant-based meat sector to date”.
There are numerous, practical ways that the legal profession can ensure that those with living disabilities are better accommodated for.
The barrister at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal has been ordered to appear before the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants next January, ending months of speculation around whether she had a reasonable excuse to avoid it.
National firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has appointed a strategic planning and logistics investment expert as a consultant for the firm’s Sydney office.
The High Court of Australia has refused leave in El Ali v Royal & Ors; Zreika v Royal & Ors [2019], thereby leaving undisturbed the unanimous decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in Zreika v Royal [2019] and Royal v El Ali (No 3), write Dr Christopher Birch SC and Penny Thew.
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Thomson Reuters, is pleased to announce that the agenda for next year’s Boutique Law Summit has been revealed, packed with practical and educational sessions set to transform your firm.
New research shows that three in four Australians think that technology and smartphones are creating a more distracted society, including in the workplace.
The ACCC has handed down its report on e-conveyancing market reform, highlighting the need for greater competition, clear rules and certainty for industry stakeholders.
