A practitioner who “was so readily prepared to subordinate his ethical obligations” has been removed from the roll in Western Australia.
In a recent webcast, a panel of legal experts discussed how and why the majority of Australian-based class actions settle, whether that trend will change and if class actions should have a different legal process.
Attending courses and expanding knowledge around law is instrumental for solicitors, but it’s just “the start of a journey, and not it’s end.”
The recent AFP raids highlight the need to “rein in” laws that “damage Australia’s democracy”, according to the Human Rights Law Centre.
The ACT Law Society has expressed its frustration with the Australian National University’s (ANU) decision to end its Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP) program.
Only those who embrace the concept of intersectionality can further the drive for true inclusion in the workplace, and consequently get the best out of their people, according to two Dentons employees.
Senior professionals within a business have a significant role to play when it comes to not only addressing the deleterious impact of psychological distress, anxiety and depression, but ensuring the employees can thrive.
Running a successful in-house legal team requires more than simply producing results for the business – it also means ensuring individual counsel feel catered to and accommodated for.
New research from CLOC reveals the most important metrics by which corporate counsel will measure the value of their law firms, as well as the kinds of innovation they want to see from them.
The duties of corporate counsel in keeping costs down when a business is facing a class action are threefold, according to one litigation funder.
