FCL Lawyers expands into the Top End
National law firm FCL Lawyers is expanding into Darwin to establish its fourth office.
BIG LAW • Thu, 25 Sep 2025
Keypoint Law welcomes former KPMG lawyer as new consulting principal
National law firm Keypoint Law has appointed a new consulting principal, Nick Karolidis (pictured), to its tax and property team in Melbourne.
BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Sep 2025
GCs don’t see their boards as ‘cyber mature’, report finds
New research showed that cyber investment priorities for the past 12 months neglected third-party vulnerabilities, despite it being the “number one cyber risk for ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Sep 2025
Bird & Bird adds new defence, energy and utilities partner
Multinational law firm Bird & Bird has appointed a new partner, Chris Case, to the firm’s commercial team in Sydney, where he will have a focus on the defence and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Sep 2025
Former criminal lawyer appointed as WA magistrate
Experienced criminal lawyer Ruth Dineen will commence as a magistrate with the Magistrates Court of Western Australia on 30 September 2025.
THE BAR • Mon, 22 Sep 2025
Firms cannot reduce wellbeing ‘to add-ons’, research says
A new report has revealed that law firms may be “underestimating the personal toll” that work takes, even as those employers move to provide a balanced, supportive ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Prue Bindon named new ACT Bar president
Prue Bindon becomes the second female president in the history of the ACT Bar Association after being elected earlier this month.
APPOINTMENTS • Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Gender bias discovered in family courts
Recent research, conducted with the help of AI, showed “elements of stereotypical bias” in Family Court custody and parenting judgments.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Newsletters a leading source of legal news, report finds
A recent report shows a high readership rate for newsletters, with nearly nine in 10 (86 per cent) legal professionals having read a legal newsletter or email bulletin in ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Sep 2025
