HopgoodGanim CIO: ‘Technology is only part of the picture’ in success

All levels of an organisation must be working towards a clear vision, Andrew Wedding says

NSW Supreme Court rejects production company’s $11.9m claim against Rebel Wilson

Actor’s personal Instagram posts fall outside consumer law, and alleged losses lack proof: court

Prison inmate loses Victoria Supreme Court bid for access to Vegemite

Authorities argued that the spread, which contains yeast, could be used to brew alcohol

Tasmania Parole Board to undergo independent review of governance

Review covers any presentation of inaccurate or unreliable AI-generated material in board matters

Victoria court awards indemnity costs against firm in negligence case

Judge says solicitors breached duty to court, acted in unreasonable and unjustified way

Lawyer who took part in fraud isn’t fit to practise: NSW appeal court

Removal from roll granted, given recent criminal conviction and serious dishonesty involved

Federal Court fields major uptick in self-litigated cases

The number of claims nearly doubled compared to the previous year

Australia has overtaken the US in GenAI deployment: Anna Golovsky

CLOC Australia co-lead notes that it has yet to translate to major legal service delivery change

Federal Court refuses to order deemed service via man’s then-lawyers

Judge instead allows substituted service through email, WhatsApp

PROFILES

What members prioritise informs the organisation’s focus, the org’s Australian group co-lead says

The Baker McKenzie senior lawyer explains how people can better protect data in this day and age

The senior lawyer talks her work on data centres and how she’s constantly learning on the job

She also shares why it’s important for her to be in the classroom as a leader

INTERNATIONAL

Succession law spurs showdown between manga artist, Japan’s government

Yoshinori Kobayashi accused the government of discriminating against commoners

Succession law spurs showdown between manga artist, Japan’s government
UK law firms challenge interest on lawyers’ client accounts scheme

The UK government would seize a significant chunk of interest generated on pooled client accounts

UK law firms challenge interest on lawyers’ client accounts scheme
Law firm for seven celebrities’ claim against British tabloid goes bankrupt

Claimants include Prince Harry, Liz Hurley, Elton John, his spouse David Furnish

Law firm for seven celebrities’ claim against British tabloid goes bankrupt
Cheese importer in New Jersey assails US tariffs on Canadian imports

No president should have power to pull dormant statute off the shelf: Liberty Justice ​Center CEO

Cheese importer in New Jersey assails US tariffs on Canadian imports
BarkerGilmore report gives benchmarks for Chicago in-house legal pay

Median total compensation is US$1M for GCs, US$487K for managing counsel, US$353K for senior counsel

BarkerGilmore report gives benchmarks for Chicago in-house legal pay

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