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Australian Financial Review: More Law Firms Hit...

Hicksons is excited to continue to lead with the highest proportion of female Partners across law firms. Using data from firms participating in the AFR 2024 Law Partnership Survey, the firm was highlighted as having a majority 55% female representation across the firm’s Partnership

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Capital Brief: Australia's Top Tier Law Firms...

‘LLMs shouldn't be used for their knowledge of the law, but rather to streamline legal processes and allow lawyers to redefine their relationship to their work and their clients’.David Fischlrecently spoke to Capital Brief about the legal industry’s move towards AI and how this presents a new frontier for lawyers going forward.

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Lawyers Weekly: Navigating AI Regulation In The...

“AI will ensure legal advice becomes more accurate, prompt, and available at a lower cost” In a recent Lawyers Weekly article, Hicksons Legal Digital Transformation PartnerDavid Fischl comments on what extent Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be regulated, as firms will turn to AI to retain talent and drive efficiency.

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Recklessness Revisited

The Courts are mindful that a liability insurance policy must have business efficacy, however, there are limits, and recklessness that goes beyond mere negligence is often sought to be excluded via policy terms and conditions.

Paul Hendriks
23 Jan 2017

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Australian High Court in Landmark Ruling on Attempted Price Fixing Between Travel Agent and Airlines

The Australian High Court recently upheld an appeal by the Australian competition regulator (“the ACCC”) that a travel agent Flight Centre (“Flight Centre”) engaged in attempted price fixing in contravention of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (“TPA”) now the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (“CCA”) when it attempted to prevent several airlines from undercutting it on airfare prices. The High Court decision was a majority decision of 4:1.

22 Dec 2016

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Risky business of sham contracting

While some employers have escaped paying employee entitlements by using triangular contracting arrangements, the law has now been tightened and employers need to be aware of the heavy punishments available if they breach the provisions of the Fair Work Act.

11 Sep 2016

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Pay late, pay more

On 27 July 2016, the High Court handed down its decision Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, concluding a six year long legal dispute concerning the legitimacy of late payment fees of up to $35 charged by ANZ Bank.

Chris Moore
27 Jul 2016

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