Winners revealed for Corporate Counsel Awards 2025

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Lawyers on Demand (LOD) and Consilio are thrilled to unveil over 30 winners for...

08 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

AI will breed deeper, smarter lawyer-client relationships

It is inevitable that relationships between law firms and in-house teams will evolve in the age of artificial...

07 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Resourcefulness key when faced with flat or reduced budgets (particularly in uncertain times)

With more in-house legal teams being forced to budget for uncertain times, being strategic about how resources are...

06 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Nine and SBS lawyers to speak at Corporate Counsel Summit 2025

Senior lawyers from both Nine and SBS are set to discuss the role of in-house lawyers in upholding legal and ethical...

22 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Top emerging risks from Q1 in 2025

An unsettled regulatory and legal environment is chief among the headline concerns for businesses for the first three...

15 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

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

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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

Royal Women’s Hospital GC to speak at 2025 Corporate Counsel Summit

Danielle Corden, general counsel at Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne, will discuss takeaways from the PwC scandal at...

25 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

TransPerfect Legal senior director to discuss in-house AI at 2025 Corporate Counsel Summit

Tom Balmer, Asia-Pacific director at TransPerfect, joins the impressive speaker line-up at this year’s Corporate...

21 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

The Federal Court has penalised Australian superannuation fund Active Super $10.5 million for misleading conduct about...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Telstra legal executive joins Corporate Counsel Summit 2025

Andrew de Celis, legal executive – product and propositions at Telstra, will unpack artificial intelligence (AI) in...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Finalists revealed for Corporate Counsel Awards 2025

More than 190 finalists have been selected for the annual Corporate Counsel Awards 2025, being hosted by Lawyers Weekly...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Details of alleged settlement for ousted chief legal counsel to stay secret

A chief legal counsel ousted from Super Retail Group has failed to convince a court to toss out a suppression order...

12 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

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

Start-ups ‘can’t succeed’ without good counsel, says Four Pillars Gin founder

Ahead of the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025, Stuart Gregor, co-founder at Four Pillars Gin, highlights the indispensable...

04 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The evolution of ethical decision making in business

As businesses navigate an increasingly complex ethical landscape, in-house counsel are emerging as key figures in...

25 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Reversing cultural decline: Lessons from the PwC scandal and navigating legal duties

In the wake of the PwC scandal and subsequent parliamentary inquiry, legal professionals are being called upon to play...

25 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy