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Court fed up with ‘manipulative’ conduct, YouTube skits
A boutique firm has finally been freed from purposefully drawn-out proceedings brought by a former client who was found...
20 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Major win in Australia’s first greenwashing case
Energy Australia has settled a landmark greenwashing case that alleged it misled its customers in the marketing of a...
20 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Cyber lawyers remain ‘full steam ahead’
There has long been a misconception that cyber security lawyers just focus on privacy and data breach matters, but the...
20 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Proposed non-compete ban could backfire on workers, firm warns
The intended non-compete ban proposed by the re-elected Labor government could ultimately do more harm than good for...
20 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
JWS takes restructuring and insolvency partner from Clayton Utz
National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has strengthened its restructuring and insolvency practice in Perth with the...
20 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
Cooper Grace Ward adds corporate partner from K&L Gates
Brisbane-based firm Cooper Grace Ward has added a new partner to bolster its corporate advisory practice, who joins...
20 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Reforms to the anti-money laundering laws may affect your business – here’s what you need to know
The long-awaited reforms to Australia’s AML/CTF regime are coming – and lawyers need to be on top of it, writes...
20 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Solicitor penalised for sending threatening letter to minor
A regional solicitor was reprimanded and fined for sending a threatening letter to a minor to commence...
19 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
TWU pushes for $120m sanction over Qantas’ unlawful outsourcing
Qantas is facing Federal Court proceedings to determine the penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground handling...
19 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
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
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
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 Lauren Croft
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
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
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 Lauren Croft
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
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
The ‘growth mindset’ in legal professionals working with data
One year after the launch of Legal Data Intelligence (LDI), a recent panel discussed how data and technology are...
16 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
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
‘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
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