A rise in the number of class actions, and an increasing focus on litigation from regulators, presents opportunities for practitioners to move into a litigious role in-house, argues one recruiter.
Stronger protections for whistleblowers reporting misconduct about companies and company officers have kicked in this week.
Changes are afoot for the executive leadership team at Commonwealth Bank, giving it the opportunity to review the responsibilities of the role of the group general counsel and group executive for group corporate affairs.
National firm MinterEllison has appointed a senior legal counsel from the Roads and Maritime Services in New South Wales to be a legal consultant in its South Australia-based construction team.
A recent NSW Supreme Court decision will widen the scope for defamation claims and will have a “chilling effect” on communications, according to senior lawyers.
The former managing director of Facebook ANZ and founder of The Digital CEO has shed some light on how Australian companies continue to lag behind other countries in terms of digital adoption.
Baker McKenzie has announced seven of its Australian lawyers will be joining the firm’s global partnership.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation on its farm-in and financing of a Western Australian gold mining project.
The Law Council of Australia has called for the Australian government to reconsider introducing proposed citizenship stripping laws, saying they may undermine national security and “go against the grain of our justice system”.
Clarendon Lawyers has acted for PointsBet Holdings Limited on its IPO.
