A global law firm has announced a new gender target for the proportion of women in its worldwide partnership by 2023.
A Queensland-based principal has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and reprimanded for drafting and presenting for execution a will on which instructions had been provided only by an intermediary.
When it comes to tech disruption in the delivery of pro bono services to clients, there are numerous matters to consider, given how important such disruption is for the community, argues one legal entrepreneur.
Allens has advised Intelligent Water Networks on a corporate power purchase agreement to promote renewable energy generation in Victoria.
Clarendon Lawyers has advised the shareholders of the Sita Group on the sale of the company to Transit Systems Pty Ltd.
An acting justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory has determined that an application for him to recuse himself from a trial “bears some of the hallmarks of a practice that is rightly frowned upon”.
A Wisconsin-based psychotherapist has outlined how American lawyers are faring in combating psychological ill-health, in contrast to the Australian profession.
A new report has indicated that gender inequality continues to impact the Australian legal profession, with issues such as sexism, harassment and the notion of a prevalent “boys’ club” seemingly driving women away from practising law.
National firm Gilbert + Tobin recently hosted a consultation on how the financial sector can most effectively prevent and disrupt modern slavery and human trafficking and remedy the harms it causes.
Global firm Clifford Chance has elevated 30 of its lawyers to the partnership ranks, including nine in Asia-Pacific.
