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National insurance law firm Gilchrist Connell has strengthened its national team with the appointment of two special counsel in Perth, alongside a number of senior appointments and promotions across its Australian offices.

A black permanent marker was, in the recent past, the tool of choice to redact personal, sensitive, or privileged information in document production processes. Now, digital redaction tools are mostly used when producing documents in discovery, under subpoena, or during voluntary production or other information access request processes, writes Darren Gardner.

Speaking recently at a LexisNexis-hosted event, one general counsel outlined a three-pronged approach her team has adopted in driving efficiency across the business, whilst also effectively managing risk.

Find out – in this special announcement from Legal Home Loans – whether the Reserve Bank has heeded calls from the big banks to once again increase interest rates.

In a decision welcomed by the Queensland Legal Services Commissioner, an appeal court has upheld a man’s conviction for engaging in legal practice without a practising certificate.

Two barristers – one an inaugural member of the ACT Bar’s disciplinary committee and the other a leading Commonwealth compensation barrister – have been appointed senior counsel.

The legal framework surrounding superannuation death benefit can be complex, with even minor errors in beneficiary nominations affecting who eventually receives the funds.

ASIC has sued a former chief executive over breaches and misleading statements, highlighting the importance of disclosure and robust governance when it comes to personal relationships in the workplace.

BigLaw firms have established a new initiative designed to give more access to the legal profession for students from rural and regional NSW.

A former lawyer has had his further amended summons application rejected in his application for a compliance certificate.