Australian workers on the minimum wage now have more purchasing powers than any other country in the world, according to new 2018 OECD figures, but one firm says it is not all good news.
Slater and Gordon is encouraging NAB customers who were sold “junk” credit card insurance to sign up to its class action after a damning ASIC report found a culture of “unfair” tactics.
A solicitor was arrested earlier this afternoon and charged with breaching the conditions of his bail, as part of the ongoing Operation Stockade investigation into Brisbane-based firm Lawler Magill.
A chief executive officer has flagged the biggest opportunities and challenges set to impact Aussie businesses in light of advanced technology.
Company secretaries must be “the eyes” of the business when navigating cultural and regulatory hurdles in order to ensure the ongoing success of their respective companies, argues Megan Motto.
Regulators across Europe are interested not just in the activities of the larger players, but also the hows and whys of certain data breaches, says one partner.
New research suggests that businesses looking to increase their permanent staff in the legal department require practitioners who can help respond to the “intensifying” parameters in the wake of the banking royal commission.
A global financial services regulation expert, who worked at Deutsche Bank for 17 years, including service as general counsel, has returned to Herbert Smith Freehills, in its the financial services regulatory team.
Practitioners should review Facebook’s Libra project and understand and appreciate why it matters for them, writes Michael Bacina.
Mandated training for workplace misconduct — such as sexual harassment and bullying — as well as practising certificate declarations are necessary to help reduce the rates of such misconduct, argues Australian Women Lawyers.
