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Gender pay equity ‘not just a moral imperative’, CLO says
Improving a business’s gender pay gap requires structural resets, board leadership, and good governance, according to...
11 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former CBA Group GC appointed to Westpac board
The former group general counsel of Commonwealth Bank, who has also worked as a partner at Allens, has been appointed...
18 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Danny Gilbert appointed to RBA governance board
The chair and co-founder of one of Australia’s biggest law firms has been appointed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers to a...
16 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law Institute of Victoria announces 2025 board
Matthew Hibbins will remain as president of the Law Institute of Victoria.
29 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
RBA reveals September 2024 cash rate call
Last week, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point – the first cut for Americans since...
24 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
EDO names new chair, appoints former judge to board
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has appointed a former Queensland Supreme Court judge to its board and...
04 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ex-ABC GC to join BDO board
Connie Carnabuci, the former law department head at ABC, is joining BDO as a non-executive director to help evaluate...
25 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law departments ‘have the power to be proactive and drive change’
Diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones, says one corporate counsel, and law departments have the capacity to push...
16 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
2 Aussies reappointed to Ashurst board
Global law firm Ashurst has re-elected two Australian partners to its board, with their new terms set to commence in...
31 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
4 Aussie lawyers to hold leadership roles with Meritas
Australia is “punching above its weight” in the leadership ranks of independent global law group Meritas, with an...
29 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Gilbert + Tobin names 4 new partners, 7 new special counsel
Days out from already announced changes to its executive leadership, national law firm Gilbert + Tobin has promoted 11...
28 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Student claims legal admission board discriminated against disability
A former law student demanded the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) publicly apologise and hand over more than...
22 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Former Federal Court judge appointed to RBA board
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed two new members of the RBA board, one of whom is a former judge and former Fair...
20 April 2023
By Lauren Croft
Clayton Utz partner joins national board of Property Council of Australia
Nikki Robinson, a partner at national law firm Clayton Utz and partner-in-charge of the firm’s Sydney office, has...
05 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Allegro passes 90% ownership of Slater & Gordon, names 2 new board directors
Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds now owns almost 94 per cent of Slater & Gordon and has appointed its...
04 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Kelsian Group acquires All Aboard America!, undertakes cap raise
Listed transport services company Kelsian Group Limited has been advised on its acquisition of US-owned transport...
04 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lawganised brings on board new consultant
Brisbane-headquartered boutique legal practice management consultancy Lawganised has appointed an additional practice...
22 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Federal Court judge, award-winning lawyer join Minds Count board
Following the departure of Australia’s newest High Court judge, Justice Jayne Jagot, from the board of Minds Count,...
15 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal Jobs: The new-and-improved jobs board for Lawyers Weekly
Lawyers Weekly is thrilled to announce the rebranding of Lawyers Weekly Jobs to Legal Jobs, a name that symbolises our...
14 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Treasurer: Decision on RBA board to come mid-2023
The make-up of the bank and the governor’s tenure will be decided after the government receives its review, Jim...
13 December 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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