Over the past year there has been a plethora of headlines about 'big six' and other elite law firms integrating AI into their operations. But is it more than just a marketing stunt?
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The banks are facing off with fintechs in the debate over the failure and future of open banking in Australia. Either way, the regime faces obvious challenges.
After 16 weeks and around 200 folders of evidence, arguments in Epic Games' app-store competition lawsuit against Google and Apple are over. Some final thoughts as the long wait for a judgment begins.
Depending on who you listen to, Australia's open banking regime is a game changer that just needs time to grow, or a failed scheme that no one uses.
When companies need to review their corporate culture, they often turn to lawyers or consultants to do the job. When law firms themselves are the subject of review, things can get complicated.
Progress is slower than many hoped, but critical stages of the rollout of Australia's Consumer Data Regime are being passed. But major banks have ramped up complaints.
Denholm's Wollemi Capital Group is seeking to overturn its loss in a trademark dispute with Tim Bishop's climate tech VC firm Wollemi Capital by lodging an appeal before the Federal Court.
Clifford Chance’s decision to engage former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick's consultancy has put the gruelling workplace culture at law firms in the spotlight.
This week saw even more pain for the struggling media industry, criticism of Big Tech's treatment of news and a Biden-Trump clash on the debate stage. Is it 2016 all over again?
The longest-running competition case of the year is entering its final stages. From missing evidence and the influence of overseas law, here's what we know so far.
The ACCC's lawsuit against GLAD bags maker Clorox was the first in a range of actions the watchdog is planning as it cracks down on green claims.
ESG and energy regulation in Australia is moving at an unprecedented rate and large-law giant Herbert Smith Freehills is pushing itself to the forefront of the legal changes.
For some, size brings scale efficiencies. For others, costly complexity. Technology and regulation are the battle ground for scale in banking and it is here smaller banks are seeing opportunity.
From lost paper keys to valuation disputes, cryptocurrency is becoming an increasingly challenging and complex factor in estate planning.
A loss by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm's Wollemi Capital Group in a trademark dispute with Tim Bishop's climate tech VC firm isn't necessarily a setback for other related disputes.
A trademark dispute between Robyn Denholm's Wollemi Capital Group and former Macquarie Capital chief Tim Bishop’s climate tech VC firm Wollemi Capital over the words "Wollemi Capital" has ended in defeat for Denholm.
The ACCC's decision to flag concerns with the $8bn deal may have spooked the markets, but competition law experts are taking a more nuanced view.
The angel investor just lost an almost three-year court battle with the founders of mattress company Sleeping Duck, but insists it won't change his approach to startups.
Crypto, decentralised finance and digital asset tokenisation failed to make the list of the federal government's banking priorities, and rightly so. But Australia does risk falling behind other markets.
In a much anticipated judgment delivered late Friday, Supreme Court of Victoria Judge Jim Delaney rejected Adir Shiffman's case against Sleeping Duck.
The ACCC has raised a number of preliminary concerns about Chemist Warehouse’s $8 billion reverse merger into Sigma Healthcare. But dealmakers involved insist they were bracing for worse.
Australia's startups will be swept up in anticipated privacy law changes expected to scrap exemptions for small businesses, but many are unaware.
Official data don't support a BNPL growth story meanwhile investors - and BNPL providers - are increasingly looking beyond the specific, youth-oriented, product.
Emma Covacevich says data concerns and AI risks are driving businesses to consolidate the number of law firms they seek advice from, intensifying competition at the top end of town.
Partner Hilary Goodier says the firm is ready to proceed with AI after a sweeping trial of the main platforms — but use needs to be managed carefully to minimise errors.
