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The term ‘forensic’ is described as belonging to courts of judicature, argument or rhetoric, or the scientific knowledge applied to legal problems.
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APAC Regional Spotlight from Cost of Compliance 2021
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence has carried out its 12th annual survey on the cost of compliance focusing on the challenges the compliance functions at financial services firms around the world expect to face in the year ahead.
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Australian Senators Push for Inquiry into Money Laundering Laws
Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill is set to call a vote on Wednesday for a broad-ranging inquiry into the “adequacy and efficacy” of Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) framework.
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The Sky’s the Limit for Cloud-Based Business Management
A cloud-based business management solution will help your law firm find out what is really happening inside your business.
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Now is Not the Time to be Casual About Casuals
The Morrison government has mustered up just enough support in Parliament to push through amendments to the operation of casual employment.
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Planning Law: Australia’s Ticket to a Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
Legal Insight talks to Jacinta Studdert, Valencia Govender and Peter Lochore, contributing authors to Planning Law in Australia, about the changes to planning approvals processes.
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Will AI Transform Dispute Resolution as We Know it?
The power, efficiency and accuracy of well-calibrated AI creates tantalizing possibilities in the field of dispute resolution.
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How Technology will Direct the Future for Boutique Lawyers
Across conference tables and networking sessions at the recent Lawyers Weekly Boutique Law Summit in Sydney, delegates were abuzz about how to take on the future.
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Fit and Proper Culture? Addressing “Hidden Bad Behaviour” in the Profession
The Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) states that to be an admitted lawyer, a person must be a “fit and proper” person. But what does this mean in practice?
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