Laurel Henning
Laurel joined Capital Brief from MLex where she spent a decade covering topics ranging from competition law and data privacy to white collar crime and criminal cartels. She also spent five years in Brussels covering European energy and climate policies.
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Chief executive partner Russell Mailler and CEO Kris Hopkins discuss HWL Ebsworth’s growth, lessons from a cyberattack and its new governance structure.
From employment and intellectual property disputes to navigating relationship breakdowns, recent high-profile lawsuits have highlighted the many and varied legal risks facing family offices.
Australia's personal insolvency agency is seeing more cases where crypto speculation has pushed borrowers into distress or already stressed borrowers to insolvency.
In house lawyer Bethany Lo Russo has made fresh claims against the company in a revised court filing, including alleged attempts to terminate her role at the startup.
The ACCC’s new merger law guidance this week was a warning for companies and lawyers that they need to be working through the changes earlier rather than later.
National managing partner Troy Lewis speaks to Capital Brief about evolving client expectations, talent retention and why location is no issue when it comes to leadership.
Even businesses at the forefront of the new economy too often leave women behind, while big law firms and banks also have persistent issues with gender pay disparity.
ASIC's first in-depth look at quickly expanding private markets has been welcomed by lawyers for its soft approach, but uncertainty over potential regulation has left some nervous.
The media company isn't relying on a truth defence in its lawsuit with alleged bikie gang leader Angelo Pandeli.
The Hong Kong-based blockchain mining company has taken aim at the corporate regulator’s investigative approach, arguing it did not provide adequate clarity.
The competition and consumer regulator has named surcharging practices as a new enforcement priority as it warned businesses against overcharging customers for payments.
Dialogue Consulting’s long-running competition lawsuit against Meta will force the tech giant to hand over board documents on competitors, including X and TikTok.
CEO Alex Feldman and partner Megan Coall spoke to Capital Brief on merger law changes, energy transactions and running a boutique firm with top-tier rigour.
The tech company has denied it breached the Fair Work Act in a lawsuit against a software engineer who claims she was underpaid relative to male colleagues.
Sexual harassment and discrimination allegations against Dovetail and its CEO Benjamin Humphrey will be an early test of new cost protections for claimants in similar cases.
The software startup is facing fresh scrutiny over its unusual board structure amid broader industry tensions over governance and growth.
Moves by companies to stay up to date in the AI race will create new litigation threats for corporate Australia in 2025.
Benjamin Humphrey's move to comment on sexual harassment allegations has drawn criticism from sections of the startup ecosystem, but lawyers are divided.
