‘A work of fiction’: Slater & Gordon to investigate ‘disparaging’ firm-wide email

An extraordinary firm-wide email circulated within Slater & Gordon, purportedly sent by its outgoing chief people...

22 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Allens names new chair

Global law firm Allens has appointed a Brisbane-based practitioner as its new chair, effective 1...

14 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

HSF names new people chief, Ashurst names new BD chief

BigLaw firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst have appointed a new global chief people officer and a new chief...

12 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

JustFund names new COO

Specialist family law lender JustFund has appointed a former practitioner as its new chief operating...

09 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barry Nilsson names new chair

National law firm Barry Nilsson, which has over 400 staff across six offices, has appointed a new chair for a two-year...

17 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

The GC’s role as businesses pursue profitability

Pursuing and maintaining profitability has been significantly elevated as a priority for businesses across the country,...

12 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Pearce IP promotes special counsel to executive

Boutique intellectual property firm Pearce IP has elevated a special counsel to executive, which took effect in the new...

03 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy