Juggling a newborn and a women’s health class action was always going to be tough for Rebecca Jancauskas. Support from the court – as well as from her firm, family and litigators on the other side – made it much more achievable, she says.
There has been a decline of over one-quarter in the value of cross-boarder deals in 2019, with investors looking closer at domestic markets, says one global firm.
IPO withdrawals has had its “worst-performing year” for ASX, which has dented market confidence but there are predictions for a stronger 2020.
The UNSW Law Faculty and compliance, professional development and training platform GO1.com have launched a collaborative partnership to bolster UNSW Edge.
A NewLaw firm has been launched in the Australian market, with goals to “democratise” and “disrupt” the scope of BigLaw firm competitors.
News that retailer Harris Scarfe has entered receivership caps off a “nightmare year” for private sector employees, with companies plagued by underpayments scandals and job losses, says one employment lawyer.
Former Victoria Police deputy commissioner has returned to Australia to give evidence in the royal commission into police informants and has called out the force for its “illegal and chaotic” handling of Nicola Gobbo which undermined “remnants of common law”.
In one of Clayton Utz’s biggest appointments to ring in the new year, the firm promoted eight of its staff across the nation to partnership roles.
United Nations experts have blasted Queensland’s new anti-protest laws and warned the laws “unduly restrict freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of speech”.
Global firm Herbert Smith Freehills has named a new chief executive to take over from Mark Rigotti in May 2020.
