Poachings, penalties, and ‘red flags’: What’s hot in law this week (30 June–4 July)
While some of Australia’s biggest firms have started the new financial year by taking teams from their rivals, the courts have handed down penalties against practitioners
BIG LAW • Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Inner Melbourne Community Legal receives $100k grant from Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz has awarded its inaugural Access to Justice grant to Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL).
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jul 2025
PwC Australia names 11 new tax and legal partners
Big four firm PwC Australia has unveiled its partner intake for the new financial year, including 11 new tax and legal partners.
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Cairns boutique acquired by Moray & Agnew
National law firm Moray & Agnew has acquired Greenwoods Law in Cairns, as it moves to bolster its Queensland operations.
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Roussos Legal Advisory joins Sparke Helmore’s Darwin office
National law firm Sparke Helmore has welcomed the team from Roussos Legal Advisory to its Darwin office.
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Psych injury lawsuit alleges bullying, excessive hours, discrimination at MinterEllison
MinterEllison is facing a lawsuit in the Federal Court from a former employee who alleges that she was bullied, discriminated against, overworked, and subject to ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jul 2025
How Henry Davis York’s head realised the firm needed to combine with NRF
In a recent episode of Legal Firesides, the former managing partner of Henry Davis York (now part of Norton Rose Fulbright) reflects on how and why the former national ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Bird & Bird’s co-heads on ‘being small within big’
Recently, the new country heads in Australia for global firm Bird & Bird sat down with Lawyers Weekly to discuss their growth plans for the BigLaw practice Down Under
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Greenwashing litigation has mixed impact, says expert
The recent uptick in greenwashing litigation could have both positive and negative impacts on corporate climate ambition, a climate law expert has suggested.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 01 Jul 2025
