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Succession Planning for Law FirmsFor those starting out their journey in the legal profession, the world seems wide open with possibility. And while becoming a successful legal practitioner can seem to be a competitive and mysterious process for those in the thick of it, there is a lot of infrastructure devoted to transitioning young law

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Should You Implement Employee Share Option Plans?Staffing is the greatest challenge that many owners and founders face – and likely the largest cost too. But that also means that the people that make up a business are its most valuable asset. Viewed in that way, it’s no surprise then that attracting and retaining the right

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Understanding the Intersection of Asset Protection and Tax Avoidance: Legal and Ethical ImplicationsWorking side-by-side with a client’s tax and/or financial adviser on a new deal or a new venture is remarkably common, and often, everyone’s responsibilities seem nicely partitioned – you’ll do the asset protection advice, and the tax adviser will look after the tax

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Pafburn: A Landmark Case in Proportionate LiabilityPrincipal at Redenbach Legal and a seasoned construction law expert, Keith Redenbach joins David Turner on Hearsay the Legal Podcast to delve into the landmark ruling of Pafburn. The case of The Owners – Strata Plan No 84674 v Pafburn Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 301, or Pafburn, marks a

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Building Modern Law Firms: Lessons from LeadershipAt the 2018 annual Bar Association Conference, the then-Chief Justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court, Tom Bathurst characterised the existing court system as “an antiquity, ever-evolving but not really radically different from its existence in the 19th century.” Riddled with “old school inefficiencies,” traditional law firms draw

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Shaping Australia’s Space Future: The WRegSAT ProjectAs Australia’s space industry stands on the cusp of significant growth, the need for a robust and forward-thinking regulatory framework has never been more critical. The Workshops on the Regulation of Space Activities and Technologies (WRegSAT) project, managed by UNSW Canberra on behalf of the Australian Centre for Space

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Combating Modern Slavery: Compliance Obligations and BeyondAustralia’s Modern Slavery LegislationThe Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), which took effect on the 1st of January 2019 in Australia, introduced mandatory reporting requirements for larger companies to address modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains. With references to the Australian Criminal Code and international conventions like

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It’s not often you can say that the fate of humanity hangs on the outcome of a legal proceeding. It might sound absurd, but if you believe Elon Musk, the plaintiff in the latest lawsuit against OpenAI, then the outcome of his case might be just that important.

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From a simple exchange that read: “I love Twitter … How much is it?”, we’re now way into the Musk Twittersphere. Although with all the financial and structural issues highlighted over the period, some may ask “did Elon even research the company in the first place?”

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While the new Fantastic Beasts movies may be a (cough) fantastic addition to the Harry Potter universe for keen Potterheads, its depiction of the brutal Wizarding World Wars (WWWs) may be unsettling and not so magical for the rest of us.

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