Emotional intelligence in the legal profession is crucial, argues Michele Powers, an executive and team coach at Elite Lawyer Coaching in the US.
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How Can Boards and Companies Prepare for the 2019 AGM Season?
Keeping in mind the trends that arose in 2018, Practical Law has set out a number of steps that a company and, in particular, its board, can take to best prepare for their 2019 AGM.
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Electronic Signing by Company Officers and the Paper Requirement for Deeds
Signing documents is such a basic part of everyday business life in Australia, but the law on the execution of documents is still not completely settled.
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Midsize Firms Flexing their Competitive Spirit with Large Law
There is simply no evidence that larger clients choose to work with larger firms more often or that smaller clients prefer smaller firms, argues argues Bill Josten from the Legal Executive Institute.
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Has Queensland’s Recent Domestic Violence Legislation Been a Success?
Queensland has introduced tougher legislation against a domestic violence act. A Senior Portfolio Editor from the Analytical Law Team investigates.
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5 Cases We’re Talking About Halfway Through 2019
Our courts have dropped multiple high-profile decisions this year. So hold on to your practising certificates (if you’ve still got them); these are the most talked about cases in the first half of 2019!
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Modern Slavery Act: How Can Companies Go Beyond Compliance?
The start of the new financial year has seen many of Australia’s largest companies enter their first reporting period under the new Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act. And, in an unanticipated development,…
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Securing Your Practice’s Future: Making a Strategic Plan
As a legal practice owner, you have to prepare for the future, from weathering a potential economic downturn to competing with a new firm on the block.
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Electronic Deeds: Recent Developments in NSW
It’s one of the most venerable rules in Australia’s common law and, particularly for transactional lawyers and their clients in today’s digital workplace, arguably the most inconvenient – the rule…
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Then Tabcorp, Now Afterpay: Who Will AUSTRAC Turn to Next?
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is well known as Australia’s financial intelligence agency. It was perhaps not as well known for its regulatory responsibility – at least…
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