Regulation

Law firms need ‘40/40/20’ gender admission and promotion targets

New metrics for gender parity at the top end of law firms need to be set, in order to address underrepresentation of...

13 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Losing client data ‘can destroy reputation and trust’

In the wake of findings that the legal sector is the second-most breached sector in Australia, the COO of a cloud-based...

13 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW government advised on second phase of housing fund

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the NSW state government on the second phase of the Social and Affordable Housing...

13 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Suspected gangland figure denies threat against Lawyer X

Melbourne businessman and alleged gangland figure Mick Gatto has released a statement through his legal counsel...

12 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

No need for quotas: Australian board diversity improving

There’s been a 10 per cent increase in women on the boards of ASX200 companies over the last three years, while the...

12 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Increased regulatory hurdles for UK in-house counsel dropped

The threat of dual regulation for in-house legal teams in the United Kingdom has been avoided, in a move that has been...

12 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Podcast: Every law firm ‘is a technology company these days’

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Smarter Drafter CEO Adam Long about the advent...

08 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Linklaters wins urgent application to prevent former Aus employee from disclosing confidential information

Global firm Linklaters has won an urgent application in the UK High Court of Justice for an injunction restraining an...

08 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

How businesses must respond post-banking royal commission

In reflecting on the final report of the banking royal commission, businesses should be aware that if they consistently...

08 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sole practitioners, boutiques and behaviour

Lawyers Weekly is oft-accused of ‘picking on the little guy’ as it publishes stories on tribunal judgments of...

07 February 2019

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