Lawyer gets 8 years’ jail for fatal hit-run crash
An Adelaide lawyer who hit and killed a 70-year-old man while driving under the influence of alcohol has been jailed for eight years.
BIG LAW • Fri, 07 Mar 2025
Court pushes for final hearing of negligence claim against law firm
Following several delays, an “irresponsible” timetabling submission, and an “unceasing stream” of allegations of judicial corruption, a Supreme Court has fixed a final ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Judge ‘vexed’ with deductions in settlement sum
In approving a settlement in a class action against NAB, a Federal Court judge has said there were two deductions that “vexed” him, including the sum to be paid to the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Solicitor ‘deliberately’ breached Harman undertaking
A solicitor with a South Australian boutique firm was found to have deliberately breached the Harman undertaking by using documents that disclosed the location of an ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Mar 2025
NSW Land and Environment Court sets new AI guidelines
Following the NSW Supreme Court’s GenAI practice note, which initially drew criticism from members of the profession, the Land and Environment Court has reissued its own ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Mar 2025
‘Doomed to fail’: Solicitor pushes ahead with futile claims against law firm
Apparently not dissuaded from being shut down and criticised by multiple courts and the Fair Work Commission, a solicitor has pushed ahead with a “hopeless and doomed to ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025
Firms with high gender pay gaps have fewer women in top jobs
Looking into the number of women with top jobs at Australia’s biggest firms may explain why some gender pay gaps are so high.
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Mar 2025
Gender pay gaps getting worse in Aussie law firms
Australia’s biggest law firms had their gender pay data exposed for the second year in a row. Here, Lawyers Weekly takes a look into the new figures and reveals whether ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Mar 2025
Why law firms’ gender pay gaps may not be entirely accurate
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released data that exposes the pay gap at Australia’s biggest firms, but a flaw in its methodology means the reality for some ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Mar 2025
