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A senior corporate lawyer who has advised on some of Australia’s “largest and most complex” transactions has stepped away from the legal world to enter the property market, with a mission to challenge the traditional buyer’s agency model.

A Victorian solicitor has lost his second attempt to hold onto his practising certificate amid an investigation into his continuing professional development and insurance obligations.

A solicitor with three drink-driving convictions, including one involving cocaine, has avoided suspension and been fined after a disciplinary tribunal found he failed to report his offences for almost seven years.

Business litigation and arbitration firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has elevated one to partner.

Ahead of its class action against fast-food giant McDonald’s, Shine Lawyers has hired a new practice leader.

A purpose-built migration hub in Western Sydney brings “key services directly into the community”, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s Chief Justice Will Alstergren AO has said.

AI legal software leader Harvey has announced two new products to assist with streamlining at law firms and within in-house legal teams.

A Wollongong firm accused of providing negligent advice to a man who allegedly died as a result of silica exposure in his workplace has failed to have the case removed from the Dust Disease Tribunal.

Global integrated legal and business services provider DWF has appointed 22 new partners and promoted a further 18 existing partners to higher levels within its partnership structure across seven countries.

Although recreating an Australian politician’s likeness is not “automatically illegal”, takedown orders, penalties under Australian Consumer Law, or defamation claims may follow if a social media post misleads viewers, lawyers have warned.