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Billing excuses fall flat for disciplined Tasmanian lawyer

A Hobart lawyer’s excuses for charging his clients absent a costs agreement demonstrated a lack of understanding of his professional and ethical obligations, a disciplinary board found.

The Bar

Mary Gaudron’s career ‘defined by a series of firsts’

The legal profession, cabinet ministers, and the Governor-General have paid tribute to The Honourable Mary Gaudron KC, the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia, who passed away last weekend at the age of 83.

Corporate Counsel

Barrister disbarred after mocking former employee’s mental health

A veteran barrister who harassed a former colleague in a group chat by mocking her confidential mental health issues has been disbarred.

Big Law

Lander & Rogers appoints experienced family law professional to partner

BigLaw firm Lander & Rogers has welcomed an experienced family law partner and mediator to its practice in Sydney.

SME Law

BHP targeted in public holiday class action

A new class action will target mining giant BHP for allegedly making up to 7,000 staff work on Christmas and Boxing Day 2019.

Corporate Counsel

Meet nicholii: built to take routine legal work off your plate

Too much routine work still sits with in-house lawyers. Meet nicholii: the Australian-built agentic operating system built to handle the bread and butter legal work and let lawyers focus on the work that actually needs their judgement.

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