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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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5 Signs Your Company Needs a Data Privacy Upgrade
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now in effect for over a year, it’s important that your company has a system to navigate the
fickle legal climate of data privacy.
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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Change Makers Podcast Episode 2: Gender Diversity from the Perspectives of In-House Lawyers
Change Makers is a global Thomson Reuters initiative that brings together industry leaders committed to improving diversity in the legal profession. Hosting this podcast series is Catherine Roberts, a Strategic…
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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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Modern Slavery Toolkit: Practical Resource for Legal Counsel and Clients
Australian businesses are being urged by consumers, governments and advocacy groups to clean up their supply chains, amid growing concerns of the modern slavery landscape. Practical Law’s experienced team of…
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Corporate Social Responsibility from the Progressive Era to the Banking Royal Commission
After a tumultuous year our banks are back in the spotlight. When several of the Big Four banks failed to pass on the recent interest rate cut in full, Treasurer…
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