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.
There still exists a disparity in the volume and value of briefs for barristers based on gender, and there are ways that those in-house can help ensure parity, according to one barrister.
New research shows the extent to which corporate counsel will go directly to barristers for their expertise, and their reasons for doing so.
There have been a number of successful blockchain projects in recent times, and it is critical that in-house legal teams not only learn from these successes but also find ways to better collaborate with such projects, argues one law firm partner.
