Qld succession lawyer launches new standalone firm
Recognised twice in a row as a finalist for the Senior Associate of the Year (SME Law) category at the Women in Law Awards, Chelsea Baker has now taken the leap to ...
SME LAW • Thu, 06 Nov 2025
How lawyers can transition to strategic business advisers
As AI and technology redefine the legal landscape, lawyers are under pressure to evolve – stepping up from problem-solvers to strategic business advisers
SME LAW • Thu, 06 Nov 2025
NSW government’s challenge to landmark strip-search case could threaten justice for ‘thousands’
A month after a landmark court victory, the NSW government is set to appeal the decision that awarded nearly $100,000 to a festival-goer who was unlawfully strip-searched ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Nov 2025
How Australia’s leading law schools are preparing students for a changing legal world
With questions mounting over whether law schools are keeping pace with the fast-changing world of legal practice, four of Australia’s top universities are determined to ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Nov 2025
Thomson Geer secures health and safety partner from national rival
National law firm Thomson Geer has strengthened its employment, workplace relations and safety team by welcoming a partner from national rival Holding Redlich.
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Nov 2025
Barry Nilsson takes 6 principals from DLA Piper
National law firm Barry Nilsson is taking six principals from global rival DLA Piper’s insurance and health practice.
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt and Holman Webb Lawyers form strategic national alliance
Mid-tier firm Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt has formed a strategic alliance with insurance and commercial practice Holman Webb Lawyers, under which all 10 Holman Webb ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Mandatory sentencing severely undermines judicial independence, LCA warns
With proposals to expand mandatory minimum sentencing for child sexual offences on the table, the Law Council of Australia has issued a stark warning, arguing that such ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Ex-Slater & Gordon principal lawyer joins Gadens
National law firm Gadens has strengthened its Queensland workplace practice with the appointment of former Slater & Gordon national head of industrial and employment ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Nov 2025
