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Corporate Counsel 22 October 2024 ByGrace RobbieChallenges facing GCs coming into 2025

Here, four general counsel across Australia reflect on the most significant challenges they anticipate they will have to...

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Big Law 24 September 2024 ByLauren CroftNew GC appointed at Rest Super

Superannuation fund Rest has appointed a new general counsel to its ranks, who brings more than a decade of in-house...

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Corporate Counsel 23 September 2024 ByChristine ChenEx-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid

A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...

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Corporate Counsel 17 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyJob-sharing GCs push back on ceiling for part-time lawyers

In years gone by, making partner or becoming general counsel was “almost unheard of” for women working part-time....

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Corporate Counsel 03 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAhead of US election, GCs should prepare for regulatory shifts

General counsel should be preparing for different scenarios ahead of the presidential election in the United States,...

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Corporate Counsel 30 August 2024 ByLawyers WeeklyMorae, ContractPodAi team up to launch MorAI

Morae and ContractPodAi have entered a partnership to transform legal work through the embedding of the latter’s legal...

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Big Law 30 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonPwC’s ex-GC makes recommendation for legal professional privilege...

The PwC former general counsel accused of “shunning” major issues amid the tax scandal has detailed how regulatory...

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Corporate Counsel 27 August 2024 ByChristine ChenEx-PwC GC proposes big 4 watchdog, defends partnership model

Meredith Beattie says the sector needs more oversight to address cultural issues but has opposed calls to slash partner...

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Corporate Counsel 20 August 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyWhat is legal’s role in ensuring adherence to the Right to...

With the recently legislated Right to Disconnect set to begin next week, law departments need to be across the looming...

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Big Law 08 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer says Canberra University unfairly terminated contract

An experienced solicitor who oversaw a gender equality initiative within the University of Canberra’s business,...

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