The most significant changes to Australian competition law in over 40 years were passed by the Federal Parliament this week. In this legal update, Ashurst’s market-leading competition lawyers highlight all…

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Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2017 and the key issues to…

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In-house legal departments are under constant pressure to take on more work, but usually have little flexibility to add more lawyers to the team. It is more important than ever…

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There is no doubt the integration of technology into the practice of law has seen many firms and corporate legal departments enjoy myriad benefits, such as improved cost-efficiency, greater client…

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According to the Global Slavery Index, 45.8 million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery. Increasingly, consumers and governments are looking to the corporate sector to do more…

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A recent speech by Rod Sims, Chairman of the ACCC, is making waves amongst Australian competition law practitioners and business leaders. Sims has proposed requiring more information from businesses seeking…

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Self-service contract creation uses the wonders of document automation to reimagine the contract creation process. Forget bottlenecks within your legal department – self-service contract creation means anyone in your organisation…

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A proposed amendment to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will require companies to include members’ email addresses on the register of members. The Corporations Amendment (Modernisation of Members Registration) Bill…

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