Big Law

Billable hours to increase, salaries to soar at HWL Ebsworth

Following years of having one of the lowest billable hours across the industry, HWL Ebsworth has increased its quota...

19 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Big Law

Clyde & Co hires partner in Brisbane

Global law firm Clyde & Co has appointed a new partner to its insurance practice, who joins from...

19 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Big Law

From a lawnmower to the North Sea: When missing evidence leads to adverse inferences in court

What do an ex-employee of an Australian trucking insurer and an English footballer’s wife have in common? Both were...

19 May 2025

By Michael Khoury

Big Law

Ben Roberts-Smith fails to overturn defamation decision

Despite convincing the court to hear explosive new evidence, Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of his defamation action has...

19 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Big Law

Keypoint Law adds financial services practice head

National consultancy model firm Keypoint Law has added a new consulting principal based in Sydney, who joins from...

19 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Big Law

Slowing legal salaries, a new Attorney-General, and a partner losing a $3m lawsuit: What’s hot in law this week (12–16 May)

From a solicitor successfully fighting the suspension of her practising certificate to the Albanese government...

17 May 2025

By Lawyers Weekly

Big Law

Redundancies ‘inevitable’ as Dentons loses major client

Dentons will axe a number of staff following the loss of a key

16 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson and Annie Kane

Big Law

Former G+T head of energy lured to Clayton Utz

After founding and leading the energy and infrastructure team at Gilbert + Tobin, a senior partner has been poached by...

16 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Big Law

Executive sues Slaters over fallout from scandalous email

Slater & Gordon’s former chief people officer accused the firm of leaving her to become the “public face” of...

16 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Big Law

Top tips for law students to ace exam season

As the exam season approaches, three law students have offered their most effective tips and tricks to help aspiring...

16 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Big Law

‘Harvey’ AI rolled out across KWM

Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has become the latest legal practice to partner with AI platform “Harvey”...

16 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Big Law

‘Badly mistaken’: Sanction to follow lawyer’s undertaking breach

Although a solicitor’s breach of an undertaking was chalked up to a misunderstanding, a tribunal has made determined...

15 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Big Law

‘Excessive salaries’ for lawyers are a ‘thing of the past’, new research says

New research from legal recruitment firm empire group has found that firms are increasingly becoming more...

15 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Big Law

Holding Redlich adds 3 partners to grow corporate and construction practices

National law firm Holding Redlich has appointed three partners across its Melbourne and Brisbane offices, in a move to...

15 May 2025

By Lauren Croft