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Solicitor found guilty of withholding trust money from client

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a principal solicitor guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to handle trust account fees appropriately and for misleading another solicitor.

15 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Lawyers must improve on educating the public about the law

The legal profession faces a challenge to get better at educating the public about how people can use the law to help them in times of need according to the new president of the Law Society of South Australia.

15 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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‘More than half of Australians do not have a will’: Maurice Blackburn

Too many people across the country have no idea what will happen to their assets if they die intestate. The new year offers a great opportunity to change this, argues plaintiff firm Maurice Blackburn.

15 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Legal team to protect Prosecco from EU attempts to limit competition

Law professors will clarify the legal basis for protecting geographic indications for wine in trade agreements as the European Union attempts to withhold Prosecco.

15 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Resource Management Service advised on sale of Tasmanian hardwood estate

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Resource Management Service, LLC on the sale of Tasmanian hardwood estate.

15 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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McCullough Robertson adds new partner

McCullough Robertson has confirmed it has hired a new partner in a bid to strengthen its NSW-based estates practice.

15 January 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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How legal teams can help drive business-wide action on climate change

Legal counsel must be conscious of evolving marketplace circumstances and the potential damage to a company’s reputation at all times, but particularly in the wake of natural disasters brought about by climate change.

14 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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ACC: German Corporate Sanctions Act must be modified

Proposed legislation in Germany that intends to incentivise corporate compliance has raised eyebrows with the Association of Corporate Counsel due to its supposed impact on legal privilege.

14 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Lawyer X ‘genuinely wanted to assist police’, new statements find

New statements submitted to the royal commission investigating the Victoria Police on its human source management have shed light on how they came to employ a barrister to inform against her own firm, and then her own clients.

14 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Cyber-attacks industry-specific, not geolocation

Despite some dubbing Australia as falling behind when it comes to protection against cyber-criminals, experts in the space say they should be more concerned about the industry they operate in, rather than where the business is situated.

14 January 2020
By Emma Musgrave