Australian in-house teams may soon find themselves being impacted by a "second generation of technology", with businesses operating in certain sectors leveraging digital disruption to nab more clientele.
Australian businesses should adopt new technology and new forms of software being developed overseas, rather than see such progress as a potential risk, according to an expert in the space.
An international law firm with a distinct Australian presence has selected a Brisbane-based staffer as its new partnership chair.
In this episode, Jerome speaks with two board members of Minds Count, Canon Oceania general counsel David Field and Swaab managing partner Mary Digiglio, to unpack whether a four-day week would work, the importance of flexibility and other such movements away from the traditional nine to five.
A Sydney-based boutique principal has been reprimanded, fined and ordered to undertake a legal ethics course after being found guilty on four grounds of professional misconduct.
Australian workplace health and safety duty holders are being held to account in 2019 with a recognisable trend towards strengthened WHS laws, lawyers from Ashurst have flagged.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised a syndicate of 11 joint lead managers and co-managers on a $281 million IPO of a newly ASX-listed alternative investment manager.
New research shows that an overwhelming majority see shake-ups to traditional workplace structures and environments as being key to improving diversity in the legal profession.
VGI Partners Limited has concurrently undertaken an IPO and ASX listing, while raising $300 million for its listed investment company.
A Queensland-based lawyer, who was convicted of multiple drug offences, will not be granted a practising certificate before a period of five years from the date of his conviction.
