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KWM promotes 83

Following its appointment of four new partners earlier this month, global Law firm King & Wood Mallesons has appointed nine new special counsel and 60 new senior ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 20 Jun 2025

Why executive presence is a must-have skill in legal leaders

Technical competence and experience are no longer the sole criteria for career advancement within the legal profession. Here, Tony Frost highlights that legal ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Jun 2025

‘Post and boast’ criminalised in Victoria

Criminals who boast about their offences on social media will now face charges instead of likes, under new legislation introduced by the Allan Labor government.

BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Is FY25–26 the year of the fractional GC?

As businesses brace for a low-growth economic environment, Elle Jones observed that FY2025–26 could mark a turning point in how companies engage legal talent – with ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Jun 2025

How GCs can break the leadership bottleneck

As leadership bottlenecks present a significant challenge for law departments, one general counsel outlines practical steps that leaders can implement to effectively ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Aitken Partners expands into Brisbane

Melbourne-based law firm Aitken Partners has broadened its operations into Queensland with the opening of a new office in Brisbane, a move driven by growing client demand ...

SME LAW • Mon, 16 Jun 2025

Ex-solicitor-general named president of WA Court of Appeal

Former West Australian solicitor-general and barrister Joshua Thomson SC has been appointed president of the Court of Appeal and judge of the Supreme Court.

THE BAR • Mon, 16 Jun 2025

New privacy laws ‘unlikely’ to reduce rate of defamation litigation

Australia has enacted its long-awaited statutory tort, allowing serious invasions of privacy to be legally actionable. However, two partners warn that the new law still ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Jun 2025

Now is a ‘real opportunity’ for surrogacy law change

The Australian Law Reform Commission has released its review of Australian surrogacy laws, with the ALRC president emphasising the urgent need for reform “given the lack ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Jun 2025