This week, we spoke with Canon corporate counsel Genie Kim about how her expectations of life in-house differed to what it’s actually like and how she’s navigated the switch from private practice.
Constitutional reform is a long game and engaging in deliberative dialogue processes – as well as utilising support from the legal profession – is the best way forward in achieving meaningful change for Indigenous peoples, argues Professor Megan Davis.
Slater and Gordon said an inquest into the Doncaster balcony collapse which killed two people in 2017 could mean major ramifications for the building industry.
As Julian Assange’s situation worsens, the Australian Lawyers Alliance is calling for the government to step in and resist attempts by the US to extradite him.
Australian brewing company Carlton & United Breweries has been advised on a joint venture to establish a boutique brewery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.
Legal member associations have condemned the attacks on Chief Justice Anne Ferguson and the judiciary in a story published by Quadrant magazine, calling its assertions “baseless”.
Women now make up 47 per cent of magistrates in NSW, marking a 7 per cent increase from one decade ago, according to the state’s attorney-general.
Last Thursday’s Federal Court decision in proceedings brought against department store chain Myer has offered “valuable guidance” on continuous disclosure obligations and how shareholder class action claims should be valued, according to one partner.
A former general counsel of AMP has launched a claim against the financial services giant alleging “wrongful termination” and “hostile, aggressive and intimidating behaviour” – claims which AMP has refuted and is planning to defend.
National firm Mills Oakley has recruited a new special counsel to help enhance its innovation and technology credentials.
