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Ethics

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
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
Mastercard’s head of legal to deliver keynote at 2025 Corporate Counsel Summit
In-house lawyers will learn how to be the “ethical barometer” in a keynote session with Rama Lingard, head of legal...
11 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ethical dilemmas facing lawyers this year
As lawyers navigate an era marked by heightened social expectations and complex moral landscapes, an ethics expert...
13 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Soft law’ could drive ethical change in legal practice, IBA report suggests
Members of the legal community have highlighted the discussion surrounding the capacity of soft laws to influence and...
10 December 2024
By Grace Robbie
Ethical use of AI ‘just a slogan’
An academic has urged in-house counsel to exercise caution when using generative artificial intelligence (AI), musing...
05 March 2024
By Malavika Santhebennur
PwC security questioned as its head of risk fooled by fake email
Big four accounting firm PwC has launched an investigation after a fake email duped the company’s head of risk and...
05 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Australia’s part in regulating tech on a global stage
A special counsel in ethics discusses how Australia can bring tech companies into the discussion around tech...
24 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lawyers need to ‘get moving’ with tech reform
The special counsel in ethics at the Queensland Law Society discussed why we need to move faster with regulating...
15 May 2023
By Jess Feyder
Ethics and regulation of tech creations and the role of the lawyer
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, we explore the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence and digital...
28 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal ethics: Trending CPD topics for 2023
Are you confident in your ability to tackle the ethical challenges that come your way in 2023? We’ve curated a...
09 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
What role should lawyers play in advising on the creation of new tech?
With novel technology set to be created for the 2032 Olympic Games, one special counsel specialising in ethics and a...
09 March 2023
By Jess Feyder
‘Growing concern’ on climate issues must be addressed by lawyers
Climate change will continue to be one of the top ethical challenges over the next 12 months, new research has...
23 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
WFH post-pandemic considered more ethical than not amid rising case numbers
Employers who fail to make flexible working part of their culture are considered more unethical in the face of...
21 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
Reputation and ethical conduct integral to a successful legal career
A director has discussed the importance of ethical conduct for lawyers, the implications of failing to meet these...
07 November 2022
By Jess Feyder
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Why ethical considerations are crucial to legal compliance
If you aren’t deliberately and systematically embedding ethical considerations into your organisational strategy and...
17 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Corporate officeholders perceived less ethically than last year
New research shows that professionals in corporations are seen as being less ethical than they were in
23 November 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Lawyers or politicians: Which profession is perceived as more ethical?
New research from Governance Institute of Australia reveals how ethical Australians perceive lawyers to be and how...
17 November 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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How a poor industry image provides golden opportunities
A lack of trust in lawyers is a golden opportunity in 2021, writes Sue
20 May 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Lawyers’ perceived honesty at lowest level in over 20 years
The number of Australians who think of lawyers as being highly ethical and honest has dropped to levels not seen since...
05 May 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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