Author: Rebecca Walker

  • Artificial Intelligence in 2024

    Artificial Intelligence in 2024

    Within the legal profession technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have already drastically changed the way professional practice operates on a macro and micro scale. However, the recent boom in personal and professional use of AI has showcased the importance of being informed and adaptable; accompanying the positives of mass AI use is also un-navigated terrain…

  • MAJOR REFORMS ANTICIPATED TO THE CORPORATIONS ACT: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

    MAJOR REFORMS ANTICIPATED TO THE CORPORATIONS ACT: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

    Background Since its commencement, the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘the Act’) has delivered on achieving national uniformity on corporate governance. Despite establishing a uniform framework, the Australian Law Reform Commission (‘ALRC’) has scrutinised the Act for its complexity, tabling its report ‘Confronting Complexity: Reforming Corporations and Financial Services Legislation’ (‘The Report’) late this January. To…

  • The New Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth)

    The New Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth)

    This week, on 6 May 2024, the “Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth)(the Amendment Act)” commenced containing a number of changes that effect the framework for making Parenting Orders and implemented new obligations in the legislation for Independent Childrens Lawyers.    These amendments apply to all new and also to all existing matters from Monday except…