Walter Sofronoff questions need for universal ethical code at Ciarb lecture

Codes of ethics worldwide tend to share common foundation, mediator-arbitrator notes in speech

New class action filings continue to decline, KWM report finds

Class actions are shifting away from securities and toward consumer and regulatory claims, KWM says

Eight new senior lawyers join Keypoint Law over the past year

Practice areas of additions include insolvency, banking, corporate, M&A, franchising, property, IP

Criminology centre reviews child sexual abuse and sexual assault legislation in Australia

Review reveals consistency in provisions criminalising sexual conduct, inconsistency in other areas

NSW government plans to allow change of registered sex without surgery

Proposed amendment to equality bill will make hatred for trans people an aggravating factor

Hogan Lovells welcomes former Federal Trade Commission deputy chief trial counsel Jennifer Fleury

She led significant cases while at FTC

New Georgian law sparks fears in LGBTQ+ community ahead of Parliamentary elections

Law causes backlash from human rights groups and opposition leaders

UK law firm Simpson Millar reports doubling of losses amid sharp decline in turnover

The firm's pre-tax losses rose to £14.4 million from £6.3 million the previous year

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Poonam Puri on the role of in-house counsel in navigating ESG

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Nick Brown: 'Legal advice is just one of several inputs to high-quality decision making'

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