Permission to treat the witness as hostile?
This is for every practitioner who’s ever paid for peace and been invoiced for drama instead, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
THE BAR • Tue, 23 Dec 2025
The best and worst AI use cases in law
Legal tech specialists behind Thomson Reuters’ AI tool, CoCounsel, have shared insights into the best and worst use cases for AI they’ve seen in the past year across the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Dec 2025
Inaugural top M&A Dealmakers 2025 ranking released
Lawyers Weekly is delighted to present the top M&A Dealmakers of 2025, a pioneering new ranking that celebrates high-performing mergers and acquisitions dealmakers in ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Dec 2025
Private equity and Australian law firms in 2025
This year, external capital entered the strategic vocabulary of Australian lawyers, writes Kim Wiegand.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Dec 2025
New BigLaw partners and a jailed solicitor: What’s hot in law this week (15–19 Dec)
In the last full working week before Christmas, numerous BigLaw firms named new partners for 2026, and a solicitor’s “calculated and prolonged” theft from a vulnerable ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 19 Dec 2025
Slater & Gordon names new chair
National plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon has appointed the former deputy premier of Victoria as its new independent chair and independent director.
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Dec 2025
AML Edge 2026 launches as definitive Tranche 2 AML checkpoint ahead of enforcement
AML Edge will return in 2026 for its third iteration, officially launching as the definitive event for Australia’s Tranche 2 AML community, with two dates confirmed in ...
SME LAW • Thu, 18 Dec 2025
Moray & Agnew promotes 13, including 4 to partner
National law firm Moray & Agnew has elevated 13 lawyers to more senior roles, effective 1 January.
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Dec 2025
Why Australian businesses should embrace arbitration in a globalised economy
In the face of an evolving landscape, arbitration must be adopted by Australian businesses as the presumptive mechanism for cross-border transactions, complex projects, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Dec 2025
