‘Goldilocks’ status opens doors for Aussie lawyers
Stable policy settings have made Australia the “Goldilocks jurisdiction” and created more demand than ever for its lawyers, a partner from the recently merged Herbert ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Erudite Legal highlights difficulty in dealing with self-represented litigants, judge says
The controversial legal battle between the Victorian Legal Services Board and the people behind Erudite Legal made its way onto Justice Michael Lee’s docket, who pressed ...
SME LAW • Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Judge’s hands tied in climate change verdict
Although the Federal Court agreed the Australian government failed in its approach to greenhouse gas emissions targets, the common law meant the judge was unable to rule ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Media lawyers face referral to registrar for contempt of court
Counsel for those who made complaints to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf has asked the Federal Court to refer two in-house media lawyers to a registrar for alleged ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Jul 2025
‘Leading voice’ in innovation joins Ashurst Advance
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed a new director to its NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance.
NEWLAW • Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Commercial barrister elevated to NSW District Court
A barrister with over three decades of experience has been appointed to the District Court of NSW.
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Boutique firm ordered to refund client over costs disclosure failure
A Melbourne family law firm was ordered to partially refund a client whose demands for an updated costs estimate were ignored.
SME LAW • Sun, 13 Jul 2025
New defendants added to Hunter Valley bus crash class action
Companies said to be involved in the design and construction of the Greta interchange were added as defendants to the Hunter Valley bus crash, despite concerns that there ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Sun, 13 Jul 2025
Judge praises court’s ‘watch and learn’ attitude to GenAI
While some state courts have swiftly released guidelines or practice notes on generative artificial intelligence, the Federal Court has preferred to “watch and learn”
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Jul 2025
