Like any practice area, franchise law presents its own set of opportunities and challenges. To uncover both, Lawyers Weekly spoke to an expert in the space.
A new report produced by Baker McKenzie has highlighted a shift in Asia-Pacific’s IPO market, with more companies waiting longer than ever to go public.
A ‘double-whammy’ of disruption to the legal industry and higher education is creating new challenges for those educating the next generation of lawyers, a law dean has highlighted.
National firm Holding Redlich has paid tribute to the late and former prime minister of Australia, the Honourable Bob Hawke AC, following his passing last Thursday.
National firm Hicksons Lawyers has responded to an application brought against it, by a former firm partner, under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act.
A claim of negligence, brought by a former client of Shine Lawyers against the firm, will be heard in Rockhampton rather than Brisbane, the Supreme Court of Queensland has ruled.
Law societies and advocacy groups around Australia have described the prevalence of bullying and sexual harassment in the Australian legal profession as “appalling”, with all noting that more must be done to combat and prevent such misconduct.
The results of the 2019 federal election have been confirmed, with the legal community among those set to feel the effect.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Swaab partner Michael Byrnes.
New findings reveal that levels of bullying and sexual harassment in legal workplaces in Australia are “significantly higher” than the global averages. But why?
