Australia
Integrating AI into Legal Practice
AI-powered software can quickly review and analyse large volumes of documents, contracts, and legal texts. This significantly reduces the time and effort required for tasks such as due diligence, contract...Read more
Garry Taylor
In-House Counsel, Croesus Management Group, Australia
Themes and Trends Underpinning Proposed Changes to Australian Individual Tax Residency Rules
The law governing Australian individual tax residency has remained largely unchanged since the relevant legislation was first enacted in 1930. Almost 100 years later, global trends unthinkable in such times...Read more
Catherine Chivers
Senior Manager - Strategic Advice, Perpetual Limited, Australia
Responding to a Subpoena for Production in Australia
A subpoena, or non-party discovery order, compels a third-party to provide documents as required by a court of competent jurisdiction. Parties to litigation understandably value the ability to obtain evidence,...Read more
Daniel Gosewisch
General Counsel, WorkPac Group, Australia
When Bob and Alice get hacked: Some Practical Guidance on the Operation and Limits of Cyber Risks Insurance
This article summarises the risks to which Cyber Insurance responds and identifies some limits and potential pitfalls of the policy wordings. It also touches on the legal and public policy...Read more
Fred Hawke
Consultant, Clayton Utz, Australia
Guy Boyd
Chief Compliance Officer, Anz, Australia
Whistleblowing – An International and In-House Perspective on the Legal Landscape in the UK and Australia, and the Practical Steps In-House Counsel Anywhere Can Take to Ensure Their Organisation Gets it Right
It may be interesting to set out an overview and comparison of the private sector whistleblower protections in Australia and Great Britain. Since the British regime had been in place...Read more
Samantha Mangwana
Employment Law Practice Leader, Shine Lawyers, Australia
Negotiating International Development Arrangements in a
Franchise System
International expansion often involves the creation of some form of business relationship with a party that resides in the local market. Yum! Brands is a global success story, with around...Read more
Sally Glover
Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, KFC South Pacific, Australia
Stephen Giles
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia
Diversifying Charity Business Models: The Changing Role of Legal Counsel at the Intersection of Charity and Social Enterprise
When we first thought about drafting this article, in a world prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, charities were already facing dramatic organisational challenges. New players and technologies had disrupted the...Read more
Sophie Coleman
Senior Legal Counsel, Save the Children Australia, Australia
Simon Miller
General Counsel, Save the Children Australia, Australia
Diversifying Charity Business Models: The Changing Role of Legal Counsel at the Intersection of Charity and Social Enterprise
When we first thought about drafting this article, in a world prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, charities were already facing dramatic organisational challenges. New players and technologies had disrupted the...Read more
Grace Williamson
Legal Counsel, Save the Children Australia, Australia
In-House Counsel as Ethical Leaders
Ethical practices, and the need for directors and executives to consider more than a business’ bottom line when making decisions, has been a popular conversation of late. Community expectations of...Read more
Marion Hemphill
General Counsel , Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Australia
Unintended Consequences and Australia’s Assistance and Access Act 2018 – Is Australia Creating a Technology Based Human Rights Problem?
The Australian Parliament recently passed, and is in the process of subsequently debating the passage of legislation that appears to erode certain human rights, including the right to privacy. The...Read more
Melanie Hutchinson
Legal Counsel, Telstra Corporation, Australia