Ashurst adds projects and energy partner from NRF
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed a new partner for its projects and energy transition team, who has come across from BigLaw rival Norton Rose Fulbright.
BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Jan 2026
The psychology and law of helping someone you love (too much)
“Ride or die”. It’s the modern shorthand for fierce loyalty; the friend who’d drop everything, grab two shovels, and meet you at midnight with no questions asked. It ...
THE BAR • Mon, 05 Jan 2026
The rise of regulatory lawyers
Prior to the banking royal commission, “there was not a clear class or even definition” of a regulatory lawyer. Now, this area of financial services legal practice has ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Jan 2026
WA Solicitor-General appointed to state’s Supreme Court
Craig Bydder SC has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
THE BAR • Sun, 04 Jan 2026
Colin Biggers & Paisley names new partner, senior associate
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has elevated an employment lawyer to its partnership, and promoted an insurance lawyer to senior associate, effective 1 ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Jan 2026
The duck, the rabbit, and the evidence
Truth, in law and in life, is rarely singular, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Jan 2026
Increased professional sanctions, ROI focus, and other predictions for 2026
According to one expert, 2026 is set to bring numerous changes – both in terms of how the business of law operates, and in how regulators will respond to such shifts
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Dec 2025
Thomson Geer adds planning and development partner from Addisons
National law firm Thomson Geer has appointed a Sydney-based partner for its property and construction team.
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Dec 2025
Grill’d facing employee class action
Thousands of past and present employees of Grill’d have filed class action proceedings, alleging that the burger chain failed to provide employees with the rest breaks ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Dec 2025
