Suncorp secures strategic sale of portfolios with BigLaw assistance

BigLaw firm King & Wood Mallesons has assisted bank Suncorp in the strategic sale of several of its portfolios.

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 May 2021

South Korean steelmaker acquires equity interest in WA mine

Global firm DLA Piper has advised a competitive steelmaker headquartered in South Korea on acquiring a 30 per cent equity interest in a Western Australian nickel mine

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 May 2021

Making the tough transition from military service into the legal profession

From being treated like colleagues through to learning how to incorporate the details of their service into résumés and interviews, Australian Defence Force veterans are ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 May 2021

Major international firm expands Brisbane office with new partner

One of the world’s largest firms has extended its growth trajectory with the appointment of a new corporate partner in its Brisbane office. 

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 May 2021

Boutique firm returns to tribunal following ‘administrative errors’

A boutique Queensland law firm has continued the fight to recover fees from a client who claimed two costs agreements he never received due to “administrative errors” ...

SME LAW • Tue, 25 May 2021

REVIEW: ‘Plan B for Human Rights’: Hypocrisy, missed standards at forefront of Australia’s human rights violations

The Australian government’s responses to human rights atrocities across the world have continued to border on hypocrisy, says leading international barrister Geoffrey ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 24 May 2021

Federal Court proceedings against Porter’s barrister ‘storm in a teacup’

The legal team for star defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou has argued that any confidential information she received from the friend of the woman who accused Christian ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 24 May 2021

Man who falsely claimed to be a legal practitioner loses appeal

A Western Australian man who dispensed “free legal advice” via a Facebook page despite not ever being registered as an Australian legal practitioner has lost his appeal ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 23 May 2021

HWL Ebsworth ordered to hand over file notes to former ANZ employee

Years after HWL Ebsworth disclosed the names of ANZ Bank employees who were meeting with the corporate regulator amid a major investigation into market manipulation, the ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 18 May 2021