High Court rules that ‘sham’ terminations can cause psychiatric injury, overturning century-old law
A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’ rights case, with an employer being ordered to pay over ...
THE BAR • Wed, 11 Dec 2024
What family lawyers need to know about the latest legislative reforms
The recent updates to the Family Law Act send clear messages to the legal profession and broader community, writes Genevieve Morgan.
THE BAR • Tue, 10 Dec 2024
RBA makes final cash rate call for 2024
The cash rate has now stayed at 4.35 per cent for over one year. Find out, in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank has ...
POLITICS • Tue, 10 Dec 2024
‘There’s something patriotic about buying legal services from an Australian firm,’ says Gadens head
According to the head of BigLaw firm Gadens, there is “absolutely” a place at the top of the legal services market for independent firms that are “Australian at [their] ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Dec 2024
Why ignoring DEI is a legal, leadership, and talent crisis
Diversity isn’t optional: the era of treating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a “nice to have” is over, writes Friska Wirya.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 09 Dec 2024
A disappearing act, London calling, and lessons from dancing: What’s hot in law this week (2–6 Dec)
BigLaw firms are shoring up their ranks with teams from rivals ahead of 2025, while a national plaintiff firm has been criticised for “enormous costs” incurred in a ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Clayton Utz names 8 new partners
National law firm Clayton Utz has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, effective 1 January.
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
That’s not my drug – it’s too presumptive
Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false positive”, writes Dr Brynn Hibbert, in collaboration with Unisearch
THE BAR • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Thomson Geer to take 2 teams from Clyde & Co
National law firm Thomson Geer is set to welcome a construction partner and a financial services regulatory partner and their teams, all from global practice Clyde & ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
