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A junior solicitor at a national law firm who falsely recorded 100 hours across four client matters in an effort to meet demanding performance targets imposed on her has been struck off by a tribunal.

The Working Women’s Centre NSW (WWC NSW) has secured a major victory against NSW Health on behalf of Soneva Donald-Stanton, who was subjected to an independent medical examination and fitness for duty test without any workplace adjustments for her disability.

Women are building, managing, and inheriting more wealth than ever before. Yet despite this shift, many still find themselves stepping into financial and legal decision making only after a major life event – often at a time when the stakes are high and the pressure is immediate, writes Juliet O’Brien.

The mid-tier firm has appointed a former KPMG director to its commercial services team.

A King’s counsel and former chair of the Victorian Legal Services Board has been made a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

While switching off at the end of the workday is often portrayed as a simple act of discipline, one lawyer has warned that the reality is far more complex – requiring conscious, deliberate habits to truly disconnect from the pressures of practice.

Rebel Wilson and her lawyers were criticised in open court for their approach to defamation proceedings launched by The Deb’s lead actress, Charlotte MacInnes, over a series of Instagram posts.

The second half of 2026 could see an increase in IPOs due to a backlog of investor demand and supply from interested companies, according to Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

In light of the employment impacts on contestants after their conduct aired on Married at First Sight (MAFS), one lawyer emphasised the need for employers to have a solid reason for dismissal.

Dispute resolution clauses in contracts can be seen as the commercial relationship equivalent of the “prenup” – something too awkward to raise. However, instead of being reserved to the domain of the rich and/or famous, dispute resolution clauses are (or at least should be) mainstream, writes Ryan Cable.