Two solicitors behind a wound-up civil law firm were ordered to compensate a shareholder whose stake was dramatically slashed as a result of their souring relationship with a barrister.
Almost 100 per cent of Australian legal professionals use AI in some capacity – the highest uptake in the world, according to new research.
A class action firm has filed a complaint on behalf of the hundreds of fertility patients impacted by the Genea data breach.
Mid-tier firm Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt has formed a strategic alliance with insurance and commercial practice Holman Webb Lawyers, under which all 10 Holman Webb partners will join the firm.
The international arbitration community should be alive to the risks of generative artificial intelligence, Chief Justice Andrew Bell has said.
With proposals to expand mandatory minimum sentencing for child sexual offences on the table, the Law Council of Australia has issued a stark warning, arguing that such measures risk undermining judicial independence and the ability of judges to exercise discretion.
Rather than introducing legislation to amend doli incapax, the NSW government should consider addressing the “degree of misunderstanding” within the criminal justice system, the State Parole Authority chair and a former police commissioner have submitted.
By making decisions at the wrong end of the justice system and turning its back on those who need the most support, the government has contributed to the overimprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the president of the Human Rights Commission has said.
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Western Australia-based family law firm, allegedly leaking highly personal and damaging data belonging to clients, as well as business and staff data.
States and territories across Australia have been urged to follow in the footsteps of the Victorian government by introducing legislation to strengthen abuse victim-survivors’ access to compensation.
