‘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

Legal profession’s global economic impact valued at $2.4tn

A new report from the International Bar Association quantifying law’s socioeconomic impact shows that the work of...

11 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

IBA urges organisations to strengthen cyber security practices

The International Bar Association has released a new report emphasising the importance of cyber security for senior...

01 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

Medibank hit with shareholder class action

Another class action has been launched against health insurance giant Medibank on behalf of the shareholders caught up...

29 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Medibank slammed with $250m penalty

Aftershocks of the earthquake cyber attack that impacted Medibank last year have continued to rock the health insurance...

28 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

Slater & Gordon’s Medibank class action temporarily stayed

The Federal Court has temporarily stayed Slater & Gordon’s Medibank class action as the Australian Information...

12 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

‘I feel really exposed’: Slaters files class action against Medibank

Legal proceedings against Medibank keep piling up, with another national law firm issuing a class action against the...

05 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Medibank to implement ‘all recommendations’ from Deloitte external review into data breach

Over six months after one of the biggest data breaches in Australian history, Medibank has been provided with findings...

28 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

New class action filed against Medibank

Australian private health insurance giant Medibank is set to face additional proceedings, with a global law firm...

29 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Yet another class action filed against Medibank

Health insurer Medibank is facing another legal claim, this time from one of the world’s biggest law firms, after a...

08 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

Aussie lawyer named as commissioner on IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission

The International Bar Association has established a Professional Wellbeing Commission, with a lawyer and mentor from...

08 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Firms join forces on Medibank action

After one of the most serious data breaches in Australian history, three firms have teamed up to pursue compensation...

16 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Spanish partner becomes 2nd-ever female IBA president

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama, partner at law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Madrid, Spain, is the first...

16 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Compensation action launched against Medibank

Following numerous class action investigations, a compensation claim has officially been launched against Medibank...

01 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

Medibank to face 2nd class action investigation

Another legal claim against private health insurance provider Medibank is being investigated, in the wake of “one of...

14 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Medibank faces class action investigation

After millions of customers’ data was compromised in a data breach, two law firms have joined forces to investigate a...

09 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

IBAHRI condemns Iranian government for killing protestors for defending women's rights

Iran’s security forces are imposing extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention on...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Death penalty ‘has no place in our world’, says IBAHRI

Marking the 20th World Day against the Death Penalty, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute...

13 October 2022

By Keonia Swift

Kiribati’s government has left the country without a judiciary

There is currently no active judiciary in Kiribati - entirely due to the Kiribati government’s decision of refusing...

08 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘Authorities in Russia are disregarding the country’s Constitution,’ says IBA

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned the arrest and pre-trial detention of Russian...

25 August 2022

By Jess Feyder