The federal government has “stripped away a humane, transparent and doctor-led process for the refugees in its care”, which amounts to a shameful act, says the Human Rights Law Centre.
An alarming number of professionals in the legal, cyber and data privacy spaces think that the laws designed to govern actions in the digital space need strengthening, according to new research.
New research from a global law firm reveals interesting discrepancies, between board members and GCs, in perceived threats to a company’s reputation.
Navigating increased regulation and managing interactions with the regulators charged with enforcing them is the most significant challenge facing general counsel today, according to new research.
PwC Australia’s NewLaw team has moved to strengthen its legal transformation capabilities by adding two specialists from Gilbert + Tobin.
The federal government needs to fix the gaps in its reforms to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) given the continuing revelations of serious misconduct by Australian banks, argues one firm.
Victoria Police chief commissioner has fronted the royal commission brought on by the Lawyer X scandal where he has disclosed he thought it was “wrong” and an “obvious” issue for the barrister-turned-informer to be informing on her own clients.
The state governments of Victoria and Western Australia are moving to address the scourge of family violence in their jurisdictions, with the introduction of a specialist court and new legislation, respectively.
Flexible working arrangements are a “cornerstone” of an organisation’s diversity and inclusion strategy, and there must be movement away from an impression that it is only something given to women who have children, argues one partner.
National firm HBA Legal has appointed two “seasoned insurance experts” for its Sydney office.
