Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath MP has called on the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council for its advice on penalties for assaults on police and other frontline emergency service workers.
The conversation about mental health issues in law has shifted away from risk management – law firms and legal teams must be proactive, rather than reactive, in fostering a workplace environment that is conducive not only to optimal health but also connection and purpose.
Under a new High Court judgment, courts are not empowered to make common fund orders, with a BigLaw firm deeming the decision a “setback to pre-2016”.
Banking giant ANZ has announced a new policy that will enable accountants and lawyers to access 90 per cent loan-to-value ratio mortgages without paying LMI should they meet certain eligibility criteria.
Two BigLaw firms and financial sector partners are working with Redfern Legal Centre to address financial abuse in intimate partner relationships in NSW.
Improving a firm’s capacity to understand and utilise technology can do more than just expand client offerings and external relationships. According to Thomson Reuters, the technology firms’ use can also improve overall staff morale and retention rates.
New research has highlighted the perception of clients when it comes to innovation occurring in law firms.
Australia is a legal tech leader in the Asia-Pacific, creating myriad choices for in-house counsel as well as those in private practice. Here are some tips to navigate the minefield of options.
Legal professionals may think they do not have enough time or energy to eat properly. Not only is this not the case but doing so offers myriad boosts for one’s physical and professional health, argues one lawyer-turned-nutritionist.
Wednesday’s settlement between Rugby Australia and former star player Israel Folau – the details for which remain undisclosed – leaves a lot of unanswered questions from an employment law perspective, argues one professional.
