New research shows that the day-to-day of a governance professional will be consumed by increased regulatory scrutiny, business complexity and technological disruption for the next five or so years.
For GCs, their role has developed from dealing with legal issues to now having to fulfil the expectation of building business value, all while delivering this within tighter budgets, writes Matthew Kay.
A global in-house legal association has voiced its concerns about the High Court’s stance on legal professional privilege and the potential motivation for cybercriminals to hack sensitive client information.
Multinational company Insurance Australia Group has appointed a new group general counsel, who will come across from TransGrid.
Accounting firm Ernst & Young Australia has appointed a new partner for its “rapidly growing” Oceania financial services law team.
Four years ago, Amani Haydar’s mother was murdered by her father at their family home. The aftermath of that horrific incident gave the Sydney-based lawyer new perspective on our legal system.
Following a review conducted by the Attorney-General’s Department, a “diverse” panel has been created for the provision of legal services to the Commonwealth.
Laws allowing doctors to recommend people be evacuated from Manus Island and Nauru to Australia for medical treatment are “an important safeguard” to help treat seriously unwell refugees, argues one legal advocacy group.
Guests at Coleman Greig’s Women in Business event have raised over $6,000 for a charity dedicated to ending male violence against women and their children.
A report by the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council has shed light on the number of animal cruelty offences, with 250 revealed to be banned from owning animals.
