When the law reaches beyond what was done to what was foreseen, proximity can become liability, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

The director of Adelaide-based law firm WRP Legal has been appointed chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation, stepping into the role following a long tenure as a board member.

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Private are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.

The legal profession’s attention has largely been focused on AI’s courtroom mistakes, from hallucinated case law to fictitious citations. But according to one partner at an award-winning boutique firm, the greater risk may be hiding in the contracts businesses are signing every day.