Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

Court volunteers celebrated for decades of endless support

For over 45 years, volunteers from the Court Network have been ready and willing to lend a hand, a shoulder to cry on,...

11 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Corporate Counsel

Mining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer ‘gaslighting’ claims

A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been...

09 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Corporate Counsel

Legal teams looking to provide value through tech-driven efficiency, report says

A new report highlights how general counsel and their law departments are moving to showcase value and enable business...

08 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Corporate Counsel

ABC names Nine executive counsel as new GC

The national public broadcaster has appointed the executive counsel at Nine Entertainment as its new general...

08 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Corporate Counsel

Regulatory action as a deterrent likely, says senior legal counsel

Ahead of the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025, Shanaz Khan, senior legal counsel at Colonial First Estate, explores how...

08 April 2025

By Lawyers Weekly

Corporate Counsel

More corporate legal teams making the ‘shift’ to ALSPs

In an increasingly complex legal landscape – one where in-house lawyers are under growing pressure to manage costs...

04 April 2025

By Lauren Croft

Corporate Counsel

Report: Majority of in-house leaders concerned about elevated risk

New research has found that almost 80 per cent of in-house legal heads are worried about increased risk following...

01 April 2025

By Lauren Croft

Corporate Counsel

PayPal Australia and Colonial First State senior lawyers join Corporate Counsel Summit line-up

Elizabeth Briggs, senior director – legal at PayPal Australia, and Shanaz Khan, senior legal counsel at Colonial...

01 April 2025

By Lawyers Weekly

Corporate Counsel

AIA Australia adds new GC

Life, health and wellbeing insurer AIA Australia has appointed a new general counsel, who brings more than 20 years of...

25 March 2025

By Lauren Croft

Corporate Counsel

Heads of legal increasingly taking charge on cyber matters, research shows

A new survey has revealed that more chief legal officers are putting their hands up to lead on matters pertaining to...

25 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy