Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has partnered with women’s legal services across Australia to urge the federal government to enact reforms to keep women and children safe in the family law system.
An independent review of New Zealand Law Society is needed, it says, to ensure it can be transparent about its complaints process and deal with unacceptable behaviour such as sexual harassment and bullying.
Multinational personal care corporation Kimberly-Clark has been advised on the outsourcing of its Australian distribution network.
Australian higher education provider King’s Own Institute has been advised on its sale to China Education Group.
Eighteen members of the Victorian Bar have been appointed to senior counsel by Chief Justice Anne Ferguson of the state’s Supreme Court.
All briefing entities – BigLaw, in-house and government departments – need to consider how they decide to brief barristers, and with whom they will engage, if equitable briefing for men and women is to be achieved.
For some time, whistleblower protection in Australia in the private sector has fallen far short of achieving protection for employees, with legislation not striking the right balance, argues one lawyer.
Under proposed changes to archaic Tasmanian laws, sexual assault victims will have the opportunity to tell their stories under their own name.
A class action team at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has secured clients of Queensland Cash Converters $42.5 million in compensation.
National firm Clayton Utz has hired a consultant psychologist to help “refine and improve” how the firm approaches and delivers mental health initiatives.
