The Australian legal industry is currently under intense scrutiny, not least because of the level of demand for legal services and the often prohibitive cost of accessing justice. The Productivity…
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Hive Legal Queen Bee of 2014 ALPMA / Telstra Thought Leadership Award
Hive Legal, start-up virtual law firm, crowned 2014 ALPMA/Telstra Thought Leadership Award winner at last night’s ALPMA Summit Gala dinner in Melbourne. The award recognised Hive Legal as 2014’s outstanding law firm who are doing things differently and successfully adapting to changes in the legal landscape.
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4 Key Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Public Speaking
Speaking confidently before a group is one of the most important skills that any lawyer can develop. But what if your knees turn to jelly at the sight of a lectern? Here are four simple strategies to help you tackle your fears, improve public speaking and present with poise and confidence to any audience.
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5 Case Law Research Tips for Stronger Legal Arguments
Improving the depth, accuracy and quality of your case law research means you can get on with the job of making strong legal arguments backed by supporting authorities. Here are…
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Do Your Case Law Research, Win More Cases!
Without proper case information and citations, litigators may have the courts thinking they’ve plucked an argument or opinion out of oblivion, or even worse, relied on an overturned decision. There…
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Australian Fair Work Commission Anti-Bullying Report
The Fair Work Commission’s (Commission) anti-bullying jurisdiction commenced on 1 January 2014. The new jurisdiction empowers the Commission to make orders for that bullying to stop on application from a…
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GST Exemption for Medical Device: Money News Interview with Terry Hayes [Podcast]
What defines whether a product is exempt from GST or not? Ross Greenwood from Radio 2GB’s Money News chats to our Senior Tax Writer, Terry Hayes, about GST on a…
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What Effect Do the Australian Privacy Principles Have for Law Firms?
It has been estimated that 90 per cent of the world’s data has been generated over the last two years; illustrating the explosive growth of big data in both the…
Read moreSocial Media Marketing and the Law: Post or Perish
A leading voice on social media marketing and the law says practitioners are ignoring the medium at their own risk. Author and Survive Law founder, Wenee Yap, says social media…
Read moreWhat You Need to Know About the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Amendments
With the surge of internet banking, online business transactions and the worldwide dissemination of data, March 2014’s Australian Privacy Principles (APP) amendments have been enforced to unify and keep pace with technological…
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