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A regional NSW solicitor has been reprimanded and fined after sending a threatening legal letter on behalf of her partner, who allegedly grabbed a 15-year-old student by the neck and arm during a school incident.
A council grossly overcharged by its lawyer was awarded indemnity costs because of his unreasonable conduct in court, which included giving “completely incredible and false” evidence and unnecessarily prolonging the hearing with “deliberately false defences”.
The financial services watchdog has quietly revealed it would bring an end to its dispute with Star Entertainment’s non-executive directors over the casino’s Suncity money laundering scandal.
Recent changes to the content and enforcement of Australian Competition Law have been criticised as being “anti-business”; however, this article seeks to explain the broader rationale and context for the changes, which bring Australia more in line with similar OECD countries and seek to stimulate competition and productivity, writes Andrew Rankin and Tom Griffith.
A boutique law firm’s attempt to bar certain solicitors from acting for a former employee has been overturned, with a court cautioning the primary decision would have led to a “deeply troubling outcome”.
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer noted the benefits of generative artificial intelligence in the Federal Court’s new practice note.
The Best Practice Review presents an opportunity to consider how the diversity within the legal profession, and at its most senior ranks, contributes to safer, more equitable outcomes for all people, regardless of sex, sexuality, gender identity, race, disability, and age, writes Sapphire Parsons.
The addition at Sparke Helmore follows a series of key promotions this year.
International law firm Bird & Bird Australia has forged a new partnership with Australia’s first gay and inclusive rugby union club ahead of the 2026 season.
Tasmanian environmental lawyer Vanessa Bleyer is set to step into federal politics after being named the Greens’ chosen replacement for Senator Peter Whish-Wilson when he retires later this year.