Access to tribunal services for Victorians has increased with the Andrews Labor government opening up a new Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) venue in Oakleigh.
In the current environment, CEOs will require general counsel to not only be increasingly involved as primary advisers on legal and regulatory issues but also on ethical, risk and policy concerns, argues one chief executive.
In-house legal teams are turning to virtual legal assistants in light of “extreme pressure” to improve efficiency and provide responsive services to their businesses.
New research from the UK casts doubt on the capacity of in-house legal departments to function and succeed five years from now and beyond.
A national plaintiff firm has commenced a class action on Tuesday against Australian financial services company IOOF, on behalf of its shareholders, for alleged corporate misconduct.
Alternative legal services provider LOD is expanding its offering to in-house legal teams, with its dedicated arm to challenge the traditional firm model now across three countries.
A Melbourne-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct, fined $2,000 and ordered to pay $20,000 in costs.
Thomson Reuters has confirmed it has made a recent investment designed to offer boutique Australian law firms and sole practitioners an all-in-one approach to legal research.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Myanmar government on a new insolvency and restructuring framework established by the enactment of the Insolvency Law 2020.
The secret filming of Julian Assange’s confidential conferences with his lawyers in the Ecuadorian embassy is a “deeply concerning development”, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
