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The busy nature of being a lawyer often invites a tendency to put something like obtaining yearly CPD points on the back-burner. However, there are th...

Cyber security is among the key courses being pushed out by CPD providers this year. In this piece, a privacy expert explains why it's essential to be...

Despite deemed a reliable marketing tool, research has found that over half of consumers don't trust social media, furthering the case for legal profe...

Organisations yet to sign up for the national child sex abuse redress scheme can expect to be publicly shamed, a Brisbane lawyer has warned. ...

Women make up almost two-thirds of graduate roles in Australian law firms, but are still underrepresented at the leadership level, particularly in equ...

Dentons has launched a new talent program for its staff, having perceived a need to rethink how talent is developed within professional services and l...

The NSW Bar Association has laid out a pre-election policy statement for the major parties, arguing that whoever is in government after the March poll...

The financial services industry has seen blow after blow recently with the introduction of new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority educa...

Robert Richter has announced that he will be stepping away from his role as barrister in the continuing George Pell saga. ...

With lawyers inundated with choices as to which provider to pick when acquiring their CPD points this year, we examine what factors make others stand ...

The former partner of a Queensland-based firm has been suspended from practising as a legal practitioner for a period of three years for misappropriat...

The Morrison government has announced that it will place state and territory child protection and family safety officials in family law courts across ...

Australian coal seam gas producer Australia Pacific LNG has purchased the Ironbark project from Origin Energy for nearly a quarter of a billion Austra...

National firm Macpherson Kelley has re-hired a corporate regulatory and M&A specialist as a principal in its Sydney office. ...

National firm Mills Oakley has boosted its corporate practice group in Queensland, with the hiring of a new partner for its Brisbane office. ...

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) has welcomed a commitment put forward by the NSW opposition, which will see it establish a new sentencing court for...

Three Australian providers have imparted some guidance for those legal professionals still looking to complete their compulsory CPD points for this ye...