Law firms are increasingly embracing the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and more legal professionals are asking questions about how their firms can take advantage of the ever-increasing number of…
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How Your Firm Can Use AI-Powered Tools to Improve Client Outcomes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing the business of law. Many firms are adopting the rapidly expanding suite of AI-powered tools to help their legal practitioners improve client relationships and…
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Taking Security Over Bank Accounts Under the PPSA
Taking security over a bank account is a common element of many security structures. The Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) creates a new regime applicable to bank account…
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Putting Technology in its Place: Are Law Schools the Right Place to Teach Coding?
In 2015, Melbourne Law School introduced a coding course into their curricula. Last year, the University of New South Wales Law Faculty followed suit, launching their “Designing Technology Solutions for…
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Corporate Crime a Compliance Priority in 2018
Significant legislative reform is proposed to be introduced this year aimed at introducing stronger measures to combat corporate crime following recent reports that show that Australia has made slow progress…
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ALJ Tribute to Professor Bob Baxt AO: A Remarkable Leader in Australian Business Law
The Australian Law Journal has joined the legal profession in paying tribute to Professor Bob Baxt AO, one of the Journal’s most longstanding section editors and contributors, following the news…
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Marshalling: What’s Mine is Yours and What’s Yours is… Mine?
Finance documents will often include a provision that excludes a junior secured creditor’s right of marshalling, although the reasons for doing so aren’t always understood or appreciated. What’s marshalling? Marshalling…
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Observations from the Global Legal Hackathon 2018: Embracing New Forms of Knowledge and Expertise
My previous article, Observations from the Global Legal Hackathon 2018: The Communal Dimension of Intellectual Property, considered the challenges in finding the right intellectual property norms for the unique context…
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Observations from the Global Legal Hackathon 2018: The Communal Dimension of Intellectual Property
The Sydney Round of the Global Legal Hackathon, on which I have the privilege of reporting, brought together participants from a range of backgrounds including law, programming, project management and…
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Submitting Evidence to the Royal Commission: Volunteer at Your Peril!
Volunteering is generally a laudable exercise to be encouraged. But when it comes to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Royal Commission),…
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