Regulation

Concerns raised on impacts from FIRB changes 

Concerns have been raised on the impacts from the significant reforms to Australia’s foreign investment framework...

03 November 2020

By Tony Zhang

Commonwealth Integrity Commission consultation draft released

Attorney-General Christian Porter has released draft legislation to establish a “powerful” new public sector...

02 November 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Post-employment obligations in the legal industry

Legal employers and employees must ensure they are fully on top of the varying obligations placed upon them in a...

29 October 2020

By Andrew Jewell

Movement needed on Integrity Commission, says LCA

The Law Council of Australia has called on the federal government to release the Exposure Draft of the Bill for a...

27 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

LeBron James, tattoos and copyright

Given how questions surrounding tattoo copyright have been dealt with overseas, any such cases that arise in Australia...

27 October 2020

By Andrew Gouveia

Dismissal of Worley class action a ‘significant win’

The decision of the Federal Court in Crowley v Worley Limited is the first Australian shareholder class action won by a...

26 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

The rule of law is under threat

We are beginning to see that we are an ill-informed and controlled society, and for us to begin to make empowered life...

22 October 2020

By Virginia Warren

Lessons for corporate Australia that can’t be ignored

The past week serves as a stark reminder of the inextricable importance of good governance, writes Megan Motto.

20 October 2020

By Megan Motto

LCA offers support to Bernard Collaery

Law Council of Australia president Pauline Wright has pledged support for former ACT attorney-general Bernard Collaery,...

16 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

WFH: Employment obligations in the ‘new normal’

Employers will have to be especially prudent about ensuring they uphold their workplace, health and safety obligations...

16 October 2020

By Andrew Jewell