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A Queensland lawyer who specialises in family and domestic violence has been reprimanded for sending a letter with “emotionally abusive and coercive language” to a person under protective orders.

A stalking conviction, misleading emails, and claims of acting as a vulnerable woman’s “next of kin” have resulted in a solicitor being struck off the roll.

Ahead of his appearance at this week’s Australian Law Forum, a BigLaw partner unpacked lawyers’ biggest blind spots with AI use, stressed the importance of maintaining audit trails, and reflected on the place for both creators and verifiers.

Global law firm DLA Piper has powered up its renewable energy practice by hiring a former BigLaw partner from Watson Farley & Williams as a special counsel.

Mental illness should never be a courtroom gimmick. But too often, it becomes one. In both psychiatry and law, the line between explanation and excuse is razor-thin, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

A Services Australia staff member alleged she suffered mistreatment due to her participation in the robodebt royal commission.

The UTS Indigenous research centre has urged the government to introduce stronger workplace anti-racism reforms, arguing that now is the time for legislative action that delivers meaningful and lasting change.

Behind the celebrity names in MacInnes v Wilson was a legal battle defined by questions of credibility, contested narratives, and a series of issues that tested the boundaries of defamation law. Here, Lawyers Weekly unpacks the Federal Court’s key findings.

Global law firm HSF Kramer has “surpassed” its FY2025–26 financial targets in its first set of results since the merger of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, reporting US$2.4 billion in revenue.

A former director of public prosecutions has joined the state’s Industrial Relations Commission as a deputy president and judicial member.