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Court Services Victoria (CSV), the body responsible for Victoria’s court system, was sentenced and fined $379,157 for the rampant misconduct within the Coroners Court. This content is available ...
Between March 2016 and February 2018, while they both worked on the same matter, barrister Gillian Anderson and Justice John Walters exchanged hundreds of SMS and WhatsApp messages, had private phone ...
Business Alignment as Non-Negotiable The third standout trend among Australian GCs is their emphasis on business alignment. Legal departments are increasingly measured not just on legal acumen but on ...
Commenting on the new appointment, JWS managing partner Jeremy Davis said: “I’m delighted that Alena has joined the firm. With Alena’s appointment, JWS deepens its national health and safety ...
Justice Jonathan Beach said there was a “possibility” of joining the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) proceedings against Optus over the September 2022 data breach with the class ...
In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Essential Legal Solutions director and principal Elle Jones about how she changed careers and ended up in law, how and ...
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel ...
In an unsuccessful application to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Waterstreet said the non-publication orders for the two women should be lifted because the “prospect of reputational ...
They’ve made this update in response to feedback from their customers, who said they found the manual completion of forms frustrating; requiring customers to print, sign, scan and send their discharge ...
A proposed law in Queensland, which has sparked heated debate, would grant residents the right to use lethal force to protect their homes. However, this measure has drawn strong criticism from lawyers ...
Shine has promoted 12 to special counsel, 16 to senior associate, and 19 to associate. All promotions were effective at the start of this week (13 January). This content is available exclusively to ...
“Their dedication to our clients has been instrumental in driving our firm’s success, and we look forward to their many more contributions in the years to come. This year has been particularly ...