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The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has welcomed news from earlier this week that Norwegian multinational Equinor has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has rejected a man’s argument that the sentencing judge in his child sexual abuse case failed to take into account the utilitarian value of an early plea upon sentencing and an error to assess the objective seriousness of offences.

The Gender Equality Bill 2019, which passed through Victorian parliament last week, will have an impact upon legal professionals both in the public sector and those in-house. Alexandra Targett explains how and why.

Advisory and investment firm KordaMentha has moved to grow its forensics group with the hire of a director from BigLaw firm Clayton Utz.

Twenty Australian law firms have been announced as leaders in gender equality within the workplace, with some consecutively celebrating this achievement since the citation began identifying parity-committed workplaces.

Access to tribunal services for Victorians has increased with the Andrews Labor government opening up a new Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) venue in Oakleigh.

In the current environment, CEOs will require general counsel to not only be increasingly involved as primary advisers on legal and regulatory issues but also on ethical, risk and policy concerns, argues one chief executive.

In-house legal teams are turning to virtual legal assistants in light of “extreme pressure” to improve efficiency and provide responsive services to their businesses.

New research from the UK casts doubt on the capacity of in-house legal departments to function and succeed five years from now and beyond.

A national plaintiff firm has commenced a class action on Tuesday against Australian financial services company IOOF, on behalf of its shareholders, for alleged corporate misconduct.