Alison Deitz talks taking on the responsibility of leading NRF Australia right as COVID hit

The former Australia country head shares a vivid memory from what she calls a ‘surreal time’

Law Council highlights market access hurdles for Australian lawyers in Southeast Asia

New report outlines priorities for expanding legal services across six key regional jurisdictions

High Court clarifies income apportionment rules in youth allowance debt case

Decision addresses how income should be treated when evidence does not show when it was earned

Federal Court hits Mercer Super with $10.3 million penalty

Court finds the superannuation trustee failed to maintain adequate ASIC reporting systems

Mid-year promotions elevate more new partners to start July

Gadens, HWLE, CBP, Baker McKenzie among the firms who added to their partnerships

Peter McDonald steps up as Australia co-managing partner, Sydney managing partner at A&O Shearman

McDonald will lead the Australia office alongside David Jenaway

Court blocks Queensland Motorways' bid to add interest terms to security deed

Both sides drew split costs orders after losing and winning on separate issues

Firms announce new partners in mid-year promotions rounds

Mallesons, MinterEllison, G+T, Piper Alderman among the firms to boost leadership

Production company wins challenge against Bruce Lehrmann over documentary featuring Brittany Higgins

The Toowoomba District Court determined that Lehrmann failed to prove why he needed that access

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The former Australia country head shares a vivid memory from what she calls a ‘surreal time’

The firm’s former Australia country head shares why she backed Marshall Bromwich as her successor

Ten years in, the firm’s inaugural CEO is clear-eyed about what the next decade demands

The partner explains the negative impact of weak checks and balances

INTERNATIONAL

Women chief compliance officers are more highly compensated than male counterparts: BarkerGilmore

The report also found that many CCOs are unlikely to seek new roles

Women chief compliance officers are more highly compensated than male counterparts: BarkerGilmore
US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms

A&O Shearman is the sole Magic Circle firm that made the list’s top ten

US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms
Pinsent Masons names Hayley Harris first global chief knowledge and AI adoption officer

She was the global director of knowledge and AI enablement at rival firm BCLP

Pinsent Masons names Hayley Harris first global chief knowledge and AI adoption officer
Legal thinktank initiates watershed project discouraging rap’s use as criminal evidence

The Justice thinktank is partnering with the University of Oxford and United Borders

Legal thinktank initiates watershed project discouraging rap’s use as criminal evidence
Split Cincinnati court rules to reinstate Ohio law on parental consent in minors’ social media use

The NetChoice group indicated that it would appeal the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision

Split Cincinnati court rules to reinstate Ohio law on parental consent in minors’ social media use

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