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Sentencing, settlements and high-profile appointments: What’s hot in law this week (3-7 July)

From a cash rate hold to discussions of men aging out of law, this week has seen some diverse and thought-provoking updates. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

user iconJerome Doraisamy • 08 July 2023 • Big Law
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For the week from 3 July to 7 July, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):

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  1. Lawyer in $105m Plutus Payroll scandal sentenced
The lawyer and accountant who rose through the ranks of the Plutus Payroll scam to take on a “pivotal role” has been sentenced.

  1. ‘Sorry business’: Former client of EY Law receives settlement
A former client of Ernst & Young has received a settlement following a decade-long dispute with the firm.

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  1. Are men aging out of the legal profession?
Law used to be a male-dominated profession, but with more women entering the profession than ever, will it soon be a female-dominated vocation? As one law society president notes, the declining number of men becoming lawyers may soon need to be investigated.

  1. RBA reveals July 2023 cash rate call
In its July interest rate decision — its sixth for the year to date — the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to hold the cash rate at 4.1 per cent.

  1. HWL Ebsworth to look at ‘puzzling’ discovery in IPO stoush with former partner
A court ordered HWL Ebsworth to take another look at its “puzzling” discovery material as a former disgruntled capital partner who alleges he was cut out of the abandoned IPO float ramps up his legal fight.

  1. Clayton Utz elevates 64
National law firm Clayton Utz has promoted three to partner, 20 to special counsel, 35 to senior associate, and elevated six professionals in its forensic and technology team.

  1. Sydney firm fights ‘hopeless’ fraud, obstruction of justice allegations
A law firm that advised a real estate agent on a dispute with his partner was dragged into a “hopeless and manifestly groundless” dispute and forced to face allegations of fraud and obstruction of justice.

  1. K&L Gates names new Australian regional managing partner
A Sydney-based partner has been appointed as the new regional managing partner in Australia of global law firm K&L Gates.

  1. Law school dean named as new sex discrimination commissioner
The dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney University has been appointed as the new sex discrimination commissioner, assuming the role recently vacated by Kate Jenkins.

  1. MinterEllison promotes 91
National law firm MinterEllison has finished FY23 by bolstering its senior ranks with 10 new partners and 81 other promotions, with women making up the majority of those promoted.

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