With the baby-boomer generation of senior lawyers and partners on their way to retirement, one of the topical issues surfacing in the legal regulatory landscape is effective succession and exit…
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How the New Legal Profession Uniform Rules Impact You
On 1 July 2015, the Legal Profession Uniform Rules take effect, introducing a range of new and modified practice norms and altering the way firms do business. How will the…
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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Focus Increases for GCs
With the proliferation of technology and increased use of tablet and mobile devices, the growing concerns over cybersecurity and privacy means corporate general counsel are undertaking more compliance-related work and…
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Competition Debate Must Move Beyond Effects Test Battle
Leaders of the world’s competition agencies recently met in Sydney at the 2015 International Competition Network Annual Meeting. Their agenda included grappling with inconsistent tests for dealing with unacceptable market…
Read more‘Willing to Work’ Inquiry Will Examine Discrimination as Barrier to Employment
There are “disturbingly low levels” of employment for older people and those with a disability, “largely as a result of discrimination”, Attorney-General George Brandis has said. Launching the Australian Human…
Read moreReduced Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) Act Reporting Requirements
Employers are set to face reduced Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) Act reporting requirements for 2015-16 although uncertainty exists because the Greens are considering fighting the changes in the Senate and…
Read moreHarper: Promoting Economic Efficiency and Consumer Choice
The much anticipated Harper Report – the review of Australian competition policy and law – presents government with some challenging choices in pursuing economic efficiency and consumer choice. The Report…
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Top Tech Predictions for the Legal Industry in 2015
We live in a hyperconnected world. It can be hard to keep up with the latest tech predictions at the best of times. Despite some industry resistance to new technologies,…
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Comparing 2015 Resolutions for the Legal Industry with 2014
In December 2013, we asked five legal industry experts to share their 2014 resolutions for the performance of their law firm and the industry at large. As we move into…
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Thomson Reuters Legal Wins Supplier of the Year at British Legal Awards
Our UK colleagues have just taken out the British Legal Award for Supplier of the Year Award for ProView and its benefit for the Bar, Prosecution, and the Ministry of…
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