Oceania/Australia - Page 13
Arbitration looks set to increase in Australia
Australia could embrace arbitration in the next year in line with the rest of the world.
Australian corporate law depts increase productivity with tech
Australian corporate legal departments are improving productivity by investing in technology.
Corrs deploys Luminance's artifical intelligence for deals
The firm will use Luminance's artificial intelligence technology in its M&A department.
Corrs hires ethical hacker as it launches cyber rapid response team
The Australian law firm is ready to rock when it comes to data breaches, hacks or cyber security issues.
Australian law firms report positive business outlook
Business is booming in Australia but there are clouds on the horizen, law firms report in the latest bank research.
Australian index recognises new ideas
A diverse mix of innovative legal professionals have been recognised in the Australian innovators index.
Australians view accountants as more ethical than lawyers
Only politicians and estate agents are viewed as more unethical than lawyers in an annual governance poll.
Pinsent Masons snaps up Norton Rose partners to open in Perth
The firm, which is on a global expansion trail, has launched its third office in Australia.
Kennedys expand Australian operations with Melbourne office
The firm has recruited a local team for its seventh office opening this year.
Australian law firms offer sign-on bonuses as they compete for talent
Australian law firms are starting to pay sign-on bonuses as the competition for talent heats up.
Buoyant Australian M&A market raises spectre of more hostile bids
American and Japanese bidders are stalking Australian companies as 2017 M&A activity heats up with health, IT and agribusiness predicted to be the future hot areas.
Clayton Utz continues raid on EY forensic dept
The Australian law firm has nabbed two more EY experts as it continues to build its forensic services practice, an area traditionally the domain of accountancy firms.
More women than men practicing law in Australia
There are more women than men practicing law in Australia, co-inciding with a 46 per cent rise in the number of private law firms in the past five years to 15,539.
Australian lawyers deemed more straight-forward than their UK counterparts
Vario's launch in Australia has seen the team seek out local lawyers who have different personality traits than their UK counterparts - from less respect for hierarchy to more straight-forward communications skills.
Australia's new laws would force tech companies to decrypt content to help flight crime
Australia is set to introduce new laws to force technology companies to provide access to encrypted communications in efforts to tackle terrorism, drugs trade and child exploitation.
Slater and Gordon agrees $36m settlement with its shareholders
Slater and Gordon has agreed to a $36 million settlement with its own shareholders after a class action against the firm.
Increased legal spending favours global and top-tier law firms
Australia's biggest consumers of legal services have dramatically increased their spending on legal advice with the big winners being global and top-tier law firms.
Australia's largest ever human rights settlement tops $90 million
The Australian government is set to pay $70 million in compensation to more than 1900 asylum seekers detained at Manus Island. The landmark deal is thought to be Australia's largest-ever human rights-related settlement.
Norton Rose in merger talks with Australian law firm
The firm issued a statement confirming the discussions with Henry Davis York.
Australian law firms see no wage growth
Law firm salaries largely stood still in Australia in 2016 with wages growth across the legal industry dropping to a record low of one per cent.