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Law firms squeezed as in-house teams learn to do more with less
The balance of power in the legal industry is shifting as a growing number of in-house legal teams bring more work back...
16 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Corporate Counsel
Managing dispute communications across the board and beyond
When a dispute arises, communications with the board, regulators, the market, employees and the media all need to be...
12 June 2026
Sponsored by Ironbridge Legal
Corporate Counsel
Why settlement offers are also a costs strategy
Litigation costs are rarely fully recoverable. A well-timed settlement offer is both a path to resolution and a tool to...
10 June 2026
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Corporate Counsel
In-house solicitor struck off after web of deception over drink-driving investigation
An in-house solicitor who falsely explained her failure to engage with a regulatory investigation has been struck off,...
09 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Corporate Counsel
The expertise debt no one is counting
The profession’s mixed response to MinterEllison’s graduate cuts is sending the wrong signal entirely, writes...
04 June 2026
By Andrew Cooke
Corporate Counsel
AI regulation lag no excuse for director’s failures, Chief Justice says
Australia’s regulatory framework may be struggling to keep pace with the “technological tsunami” that is...
02 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Corporate Counsel
Legal teams risk falling behind by making these critical AI scaling mistakes
As legal teams race to move beyond experimentation and implement AI at scale under mounting pressure to keep pace, many...
02 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Corporate Counsel
Commonwealth takes PFAS case to Federal Court
The federal government is seeking reparations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-related contamination...
02 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Corporate Counsel
What General Counsel should do when the regulator arrives
ASIC, the ACCC, the ATO and AUSTRAC have extensive investigatory powers. The initial decisions made when a notice...
29 May 2026
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Unlocking the Intelligence Inside Contracts
Legal teams are rethinking contracts not as static records, but as a source of operational insight, negotiation...
29 May 2026
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