Are you scrambling to attain your final points in time for the 31 March deadline? If you are struggling to bridge the gap, here’s some good news for you.
Latest update on the measures we are taking in the global battle with coronavirus
We are excited to be opening submissions for session/presentation proposals for the 2020 In-House Legal National Conference content this week. Click through for more details.
The Association of Corporate Counsel has created a dedicated in-house counsel resource page on dealing with the 2019-nCov Coronavirus Epidemic.
ACC Australia sincerely thanks and acknowledges ACC’s global leadership who have pledged $5,000 to both the Australian Bushfire Appeal and National Animal Disaster Relief initiatives.
Designing the legal sourcing strategy of the future with Connie Brenton
The 2020 in-depth study builds on responses from over 1,000 CLOs and GCs from 47 countries, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive surveys of its kind.
8 Peak Performers Recognised at the ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards 2019
After the success of the pilot clerkship program in July 2019, the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia and The Learned Crew (TLC) are running two in-house legal clerkship programs in 2020. This is the first clerkship program in Australia that has been specifically designed for the in-house market.
Following the direction and input from the ACC Australia Advocacy Committee, ACC Australia provided a written submission to ASIC in response to ASIC and their proposed guidance for entities that must have a whistleblower policy.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia Corporate Lawyer Awards recognise the highest standards in the delivery of in-house legal services within Australia. The ACC Australia Corporate Lawyer Award Finalists are:
The Court defined legal privilege as a “shield,” not a “sword”. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has voiced its concern with the High Court of Australia’s decision in the case of Glencore International AG vs. Commissioner of Taxation. The Court confirmed its stance that legal professional privilege operates only defensively, as a means of resisting compulsory production, and does not confer a positive right to restrain the use of privileged material disclosed without authorisation.
