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Just three weeks into her career as a lawyer, a Melbourne woman has been fired following a controversial TikTok.

Australian public M&A has rebounded strongly in 2026, with activity expected to remain robust in the near term as selective buyers pursue quality opportunities despite heightened regulatory scrutiny and global uncertainty.

BigLaw firm Squire Patton Boggs has strengthened its litigation practice group in Perth, with the appointment of a partner from rival Clayton Utz.

National law firm Clayton Utz has awarded its Access to Justice Award to Victorian community legal centre Youthlaw.

Queensland-based firm Travis Schultz & Partners has appointed a former partner of national practice Moray & Agnew as a special counsel in its Cairns office.

A 2012 High Court case exposed a problem every advocate should recognise: the form in which a statistic is presented can alter its persuasive force, even when the underlying arithmetic remains unchanged. Numbers do not arrive in court naked. They arrive framed, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

From DJ booths and live gigs to representing some of Australia’s biggest music stars, Julian Hewitt and Rob Glass reveal the unlikely journeys that took them to the top of entertainment law.

UK technology-enabled law firm Stowe Family Law has announced the completed acquisition of a fellow family law firm.

A struck-off ACT barrister has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in legal costs after an unsuccessful bid to challenge the Law Society’s costs orders arising from his appeal and disciplinary proceedings.

A Manchester man has been sentenced for impersonating a Cheshire Police officer to obtain CCTV footage of a woman he knew at a chicken restaurant.