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HSF, Kramer Levin vote for merger, creating a US$2bn turnover practice
The partnerships of both Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin have voted in favour of becoming “the first truly transatlantic and transpacific law firm combination”, ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 04 Apr 2025
‘Scandalous’ claims, squatter’s rights, and a tennis pro’s legal turn: What’s hot in law this week (31 Mar–4 Apr)
This week, the Reserve Bank kept the cash rate at current levels, and unionised workers at one of Australia’s biggest firms struck an agreement for pay rises and other ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 04 Apr 2025
Sparke Helmore merges with Qld boutique, adds 2 partners and 20 staff to its ranks
National law firm Sparke Helmore’s Queensland operations are expanding, with two senior partners and their team from Woods Prince Lawyers joining its corporate and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Former Hogan Lovells partner and team join Thomson Geer
A regulatory and life sciences expert has joined national law firm Thomson Geer as a partner and has brought her team with her.
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Further litigation likely for psychosocial risks in workplaces, despite withdrawn SafeWork prosecution
Issues pertaining to psychosocial injury and harm will “no doubt” result in future prosecutions despite SafeWork NSW having withdrawn proceedings against a Sydney-based ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Why lawyers’ brains won’t let go of work in progress
The Zeigarnik effect: for lawyers, unfinished tasks don’t just linger; they demand attention. This is no coincidence, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Maurice Blackburn unionised workers receive 11% pay rise following industrial action
After 12 months of negotiations and four months of industrial action, an agreement has been reached between national law firm Maurice Blackburn and its unionised workers
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025
NSW workers’ compensation reform robs workers on their knees
The NSW government’s recently floated workers’ compensation reforms do not support injured workers and, instead, fail those who need government support the most, writes ...
POLITICS • Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Challenging convention: The role of unconscious or confirmation bias in decision making
Years of convention and unconscious or confirmation biases can influence our decision-making process as lawyers, writes John Connellan.
SME LAW • Tue, 01 Apr 2025