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Remuneration, salary bonuses and incentives are key to retaining staff as competition for mid-level lawyers becomes fiercer than ever, according to the Mahlab Report 2019.

Renewed calls for Queensland to change its compulsory third party scheme to stamp out claim farming across the state are “nothing but a shameless attempt to boost insurer profits”, according to a Brisbane-based law firm director.

Almost half of the legal industry reported Australia’s cyber security laws are insufficient and 72 per cent are concerned current regulations are open to privacy breaches.

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has expressed serious concerns over current laws that allow terror suspects to be stripped of Australian citizenships.

Private practice firms have embraced change and growth this year, from profitability and technology change to adapting to multidisciplinary and collaborative law models.

An Australian first guide has been released specifically to aid Victorian judicial officers in identifying the needs and interests of victims of crimes.

With legal professional privilege gaining significant spotlight recently, two companies have issued a statement reinforcing its importance in the lawyer-client relationship.

In a recent research paper, a university scholar has called out the laws and regulation around intercountry adoption, insisting the legal sector needs to adapt.

The ACT Law Society has spoken out about recent changes to the Crimes Act and the Firearms Act, with concerns that they apply retrospectively to matters that pre-date the bill.

Perth-based barrister and former Crown prosecutor Lloyd Rayney has lost his appeal to remain on the roll of solicitors.