Senate committee backs bill boosting eSafety commissioner authority

The committee also supported increasing civil penalties against major social media platforms

Firms announce additions to leadership, senior ranks

Three made C-suite, exec director appointments while others announced new partners

Federal Court orders separate founder vote in Planet Innovation takeover

Only four directors could buy shares in the acquirer's parent company

Paul Woods: ‘Sometimes the best supervision and mentoring is giving a lawyer freedom to do things’

The Maddocks CEO shares how his experience working in London helped shape this philosophy

NSW Supreme Court’s Equity Division to add barrister Richard Scruby in September

He has focused on corporations, commercial law, equity, insolvency, taxation

NSW Supreme Court appeal court affirms unsatisfactory professional conduct finding against solicitor

Complaint to NSW Law Soc arose from client’s financial management matter

Full Federal Court affirms $14m penalty against City Beach for button battery standard breaches

Judge stresses danger of batteries, which can injure children who swallow them

Victoria Bar warns against politicisation of courts following appeals court split pitch

The Opposition unveiled a plan to establish a Court of Criminal Appeal and a Court of Civil Appeal

Slater and Gordon Lawyers to represent woman in Sydney Swans sexual assault matter

Carbone Lawyers is acting for two others involved in the incident

PROFILES

The Maddocks CEO shares how his experience working in London helped shape this philosophy

Both enjoy the creativity that comes with practising in this space

She has worked everywhere from the US and the UK to Europe and South Africa

The sustainability and social impact partner highlights the plight of the “missing middle”

INTERNATIONAL

UK appeals court lauds legal team’s flagging of error in imprisonment for public protection sentence

Lawyers facilitated the release of a prisoner who had been serving the unlawfully imposed sentence

UK appeals court lauds legal team’s flagging of error in imprisonment for public protection sentence
Association of Corporate Counsel holds first-ever In-house Legal Impact Certificate Program

The virtual event tackled enterprise risk, compliance, and communication with internal stakeholders

Association of Corporate Counsel holds first-ever In-house Legal Impact Certificate Program
US justice department, TikTok settle privacy suit for US$400 million

The DOJ described the settlement as a ‘major victory for American children and parents’

US justice department, TikTok settle privacy suit for US$400 million
Prince Harry, Elton John could be required to pay £34 million over loss in Daily Mail matter

A judge described the litigation as ‘conceived and pleaded on an unjustifiably wide canvas’

Prince Harry, Elton John could be required to pay £34 million over loss in Daily Mail matter
Tech Justice Law demands transparency as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens

Executive director Meetali Jain said OpenAI could not be held to its word if self-policed

Tech Justice Law demands transparency as OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens

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Final week of Dealmakers of the Year nominations

Don't forget to submit nominations for exceptional dealmakers in Australia and New Zealand

The leading organisations supporting the legal profession in Australia and NZ for 2023

35 legal service providers were named as the best support partners the profession could have

Don't miss the chance to be a top service provider

Legal vendors across Australia and New Zealand only have until Friday to put themselves forward

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