Oceania

ARBITRATION

McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire

Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch

LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP

Global firm welcomes gender diversity of new practice and industry group heads

COMMENTARY

Government plans to tighten regulation of funders is inevitable and should be welcomed, argues Sophy Woodward

COMMENTARY

Jason Betts welcomes the Australian parliamentary review into class actions and calls for town hall-style public debates

LITIGATION FUNDING

Defendant lawyers and business lobby celebrate after double assault on 'booming' class action industry

FAMILY LAW

Amanda Humphreys reports on how Australia's family courts and lawyers are coping with lockdown

NEW LAW

McR Defence will be led by former Downer Group managing director Brett Sangster and deputy GC Evan Economo

LITIGATION FUNDING

The Vocus judgment will have a chilling effect on litigation funding hindering access to justice, argues Steven Friel

PARTNER PROMOTIONS

Partner appointments jump in the US but fall in continental Europe as the total number of promotions dips from 2019

OCEANIA

Also securing new hires are HFW, DLA Piper and Ashurst across Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane