14 december 2017

Planning for the future—law firms and new technology

Some key industry figures took us through the uptake of new service technologies for law firms, the opportunities and challenges it presents and predict exciting times ahead.

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14 december 2017

AI in law firms—a game changer in legal practice?

While the most forward thinking law firms are ready to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), robots are not taking over the legal world any time soon. That said, its utilisation is undoubtedly proving valuable for law firms who are investing in it.

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14 december 2017

The mindset of the legal profession

How is the legal profession embracing modern technology and the automation of services? We spoke to key industry figures about being early adopters and pioneers of new technologies in the legal world.

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14 december 2017

The legal profession for millennials

Technology is changing the legal profession, and the next generation of lawyers will practise law in very different ways. We find out how young lawyers can best position themselves.

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14 december 2017

What happens when the robots get it wrong?

As new technologies and automation start playing an ever more important role in the legal world, what are the risks in relation to negligence? We delve into the issues of liability.

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14 december 2017

Regulating the new world

Regulation of new technology is always a question of chickens and of eggs and the legal profession is no exception to the rule – so what does the industry need?

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14 december 2017

Developing Technology In-house

There’s no doubt that adoption of tech is intrinsic to success in the industry of the future. But what are the benefits and risks of investing into building your own technology?

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14 december 2017

What impact could technology have on the law firm-client relationship?

The advantages of tech for legal professionals are numerous – but are there factors to consider from the client’s perspective? We look at how technology impacts the relationship between lawyers and clients.

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04 october 2017

The 2017 Legal Data Jam

A day where too much legal problem solving was barely enough.

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29 September 2017

Briefing: The 2017 Annual Corporate Law Teacher Association Conference

In February 2017, the 26th Annual Corporate Law Teachers Association (CLTA) Conference was co-hosted by the Accounting Finance & Economics Department within the Business School and the Law School at Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus.

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29 September 2017

Nothing implied: Construction as a means of curbing excessive use of power in employment contracts

Lawyers regularly review their precedents to ensure that they preserve the power employers have over their employees. They do so knowing that Australian law imposes a heavy burden on those who seek to constrain the excessive use of such power through the implication of terms into the contract, either at law or in fact.

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19 September 2017

Reaching a consensus on the need to reform the Corporations Act

As with many pieces of legislation, the Corporations Act is built upon a 19th Century regulatory model and was conceived in a pre-digital economy to cater to now-obsolete corporate structures. Over its lifespan, the legislation has been sporadically amended to keep up with change and to update its framework to fulfil the requirements of modern corporations.

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13 September 2017

How do governance professionals view the current Corporations Act? [Infographic]

Australian corporate legislation was developed in a pre-technological era. As such, there is an emerging view that the current Corporations Act is a carry-over from the nineteenth century, which struggles to facilitate agile corporations or to allow new corporate structures to emerge.

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8 September 2017

The Rise Of AI, Are There Consequences For Graduates?

The Talks of AI and automation are reaching fever pitch, and frankly it is an exciting time to be in Legal services. We are in an age of automated cars, 3-D printers, self-moving lawn mowers (who will miss mowing the lawn?) and now AI negotiating contracts, researching and completing office based tasks, where discovery is being reduced from months to weeks and AI has been trialed determining historical judgements with a 96% success rate.

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1 august 2017

Future focus in legal: perspectives from industry leaders (part 2)

In the lead up to our Human v Cloud: Computing the People factor of legal services event series, we asked some of our panellists a few warm-up questions to provide a taste of the discussion at the events.

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1 august 2017

Future focus in legal: perspectives from industry leaders (part 1)

In the lead up to our Human v Cloud: Computing the People factor of legal services event series, we asked some of our panellists a few warm-up questions to provide a taste of the discussion at the events.

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25 July 2017

Competition risks in high technology industries

From autonomous cars and wearable medical devices to online retail platforms and metasearch engines, technology and "big data" continue to reshape how all companies do business.

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17 July 2017

Insight and opinion: Nomos' take on Australia's skilled migration programme reforms

Much has been written and said about the major reforms to Australia's skilled migration programme that were suddenly announced by the Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull MP and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton MP on 18 April 2017.

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10 July 2017

How to successfully navigate the information-rich digital world

We live in an age of information, powered by technology. Where once a collection of Encyclopedia Britannica was required to find the answer to an obscure question raised in a lively pub discussion, now all that is needed is a 4G signal on one of the many devices inevitably resting on the table.

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8 MAY 2017

Navigating the 457 changes – what you need to know

On the 18 April 2018, Prime Minister Turnbull and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton announced a series of reforms to the Temporary Work (subclass 457) and the permanent employer sponsored visa programs.

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20 April 2017

Why a commitment to social justice and human rights is good for business

Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) there has been considerable debate about the role of corporations in society.

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29 March 2017

Centenary of Ilmar Tammelo

February 2017 marks the centenary of the birth in 1917 of one of the best loved teachers at the Sydney Law School in the 1960s and 70s, Doctor Ilmar Tammelo.

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17 March 2017

Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese

Former federal treasurer Peter Costello famously asked Australians to have one child for mum, one for dad and one for the country, and while his remarks were made during a surge in the birth rate a decade ago, it appears the optimism of that era hasn't translated into a population boom.

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16 February 2017

Disciplining employees' out-of-hours behaviour: a blurred line

This article is an extract from a longer article that appeared in Internet Law Bulletin.

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30 JANUARy 2017

The Use of Social Media by Australian Courts

Abstract. This article explores how Australian courts are using social media to disclose information about decisions as well as to advise about court appointments, media reports and administrative matters. It examines how the social media channels are being used and any issues or risks associated with that use.

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25 JANUARy 2017

Businesses' responsibilities to respect human rights

Human rights are something often thought to be the responsibility of national governments. Over the past few years, however, there is a growing awareness of the impact on and participation in human rights abuses by businesses.

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