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28 Nov 2018

An adjunct law professor and barrister from John Toohey Chambers, who took silk in 2002, has ascended to the role of president of the Law Society of W...

28 Nov 2018

White & Case onboards Melbourne M&A heavyweight

White & Case LLP has expanded its Australian presence in its global mergers and acquisitions practice, appointing a new partner in its Melbourne o...

28 Nov 2018

University of Melbourne educated on accommodation partnership

Ashurst has advised the University of Melbourne on its student accommodation partnership with AMP Capital. ...

28 Nov 2018

Law firms among those targeted by hackers new email scam

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has issued a warning after new reports found email scams have grown by a third this year. ...

27 Nov 2018

In-house lawyers and the innovation economy

We live in an era of unprecedented technological change, and against that backdrop Australian companies are all busy disrupting, transforming, getting...

27 Nov 2018

Reflections on in-house changes post-banking royal commission

NAB chief legal and commercial counsel Sharon Cook says the nature of work in-house is changing for certain institutions, both internally and external...

27 Nov 2018

BigLaw firm nabs general counsel

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has re-hired a general counsel as partner in its Melbourne-based real estate team. ...

27 Nov 2018

Project management principles and tech driving in-house litigation

A new report has found that the leveraging of legal project management principles and use of legal technologies is driving the success and efficiencie...

27 Nov 2018

Celebrating Women in Law’s In-house Lawyer of the Year

Working for an organisation where 93 per cent of its workforce is male has presented some unique challenges and experiences for Lucas Total Contract S...

27 Nov 2018

ASX-listed IP firms to merge

Two intellectual property firms listed on the Australian Securities Exchange have entered into an agreement to combine their services. ...

27 Nov 2018

NSW sole practitioner guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct

A Sydney-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to comply with and assist a trust account in...

27 Nov 2018

Online dispute resolution bolstering access to justice

Despite the reluctance many jurisdictions have about utilising tech in dispute resolution matters, the chair of Canada’s Civil Resolution Tribunal h...

27 Nov 2018

Melbourne breakfast aims to end gendered violence

As the day dawned on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a number of law firms joined forces in Melbourne to raise mo...

27 Nov 2018

ALHR sounds alarm on NSW government child protection laws

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights have slammed the NSW government’s changes to child protection laws, saying they fear it will create another stol...

27 Nov 2018

Minters flags class action short-selling in submission to Inquiry

MinterEllison has called for a better look into the issue of short-selling in a class action content, in another submission to the Australian Law Refo...

26 Nov 2018

Mark Latham settles defamation case with Osman Faruqi

A settlement has been reached in the case of Osman Faruqi versus Mark Latham, with Mr Latham removing offensive statements made about Mr Faruqi and ag...

26 Nov 2018

National Integrity Commission inches closer to reality

A Private Members’ Bill introduced today to establish a National Integrity Commission, as well as a Greens motion, have just passed, bringing the re...

26 Nov 2018

Governance ‘central’ to royal commission hearings

The banking royal commission has highlighted that boards and management need to work together differently in the future to restore trust, according to...

26 Nov 2018

Business and management skills urgently needed in legal education

It is time for the business of law – whether it is private, in-house, courts or legal aid – to be added to legal education, according to the Colle...

26 Nov 2018

Are judges succumbing to the ‘seductive power of procrastination’ with writing judgments?

An expert panel of legal professionals discussed court delays and the perceived “culture of procrastination” in the nation’s judiciary at last w...

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Jul 26 2018

New Brisbane partner for Thomson Geer

Australian law firm Thomson Geer has welcomed a new partner into their corporate and M&A team. ...

Jul 25 2018

WA’s Law Access appoints new company director and chairman

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What is the return on investment for legal marketing?

The biggest obstacle most have to answering these questions is an inability to understand the ROI of...

Oct 1 2018

Legal education issues are highlighting vulnerability of students

A significant source of vulnerability in students is insufficient education concerning their rights,...

Sep 26 2018

A letter to my law student self

To my law student self (some 15 years or so ago), this is just a little letter to you (from me now) ...