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Parole board lawyer avoids costs order due to ‘unfair’ tribunal comments

Although unsuccessful in a recusal application, an ex-parole board lawyer has avoided a costs order due to a commissioner’s “unfair” comments about her discrimination complaint.

05 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Guilty by association: The reach and risk of joint criminal enterprises

When the law reaches beyond what was done to what was foreseen, proximity can become liability, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

05 June 2026
By Rebecca Ward
Prominent lawyer named chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia

The director of Adelaide-based law firm WRP Legal has been appointed chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation, stepping into the role following a long tenure as a board member.

05 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Winners revealed for Partner of the Year Awards 2026

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Private are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.

04 June 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why AI-drafted contracts are creating new risks for legal leaders

The legal profession’s attention has largely been focused on AI’s courtroom mistakes, from hallucinated case law to fictitious citations. But according to one partner at an award-winning boutique firm, the greater risk may be hiding in the contracts businesses are signing every day.

04 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Henry Carus + Associates celebrates 25th anniversary

Melbourne-based personal injury law firm Henry Carus + Associates has reached a significant milestone, marking 25 years of service to the Victorian community.

04 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Top 25 Attraction Firms revealed for 2025–26

Lawyers Weekly, in collaboration with Agile Market Intelligence, is thrilled to unveil a preview of the law firms that are the most desirable to legal professionals when considering their next career move.

04 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
JWS promotes 4 special counsel, 21 senior associates

In its latest promotion round, Johnson Winter Slattery has promoted four to special counsel and 21 to senior associate, effective 1 July.

04 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Courts cannot be left behind in budget, SA Law Society says

The South Australian government’s “disappointing” budget announcements have shown just how low the justice system ranks on its list of priorities, the Law Society complained.

04 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
The expertise debt no one is counting

The profession’s mixed response to MinterEllison’s graduate cuts is sending the wrong signal entirely, writes Andrew Cooke.

04 June 2026
By Andrew Cooke