A tribunal has penalised a Queensland legal practitioner director who turned a blind eye to the dishonest conduct of a fake lawyer despite obvious concerns from clients and the Legal Services Commission.
Global legal tech company Relativity has unveiled aiR for Case Strategy, which brings generative AI to case intelligence.
As AI adoption soars to unprecedented levels across law firms and legal departments, a new NetDocuments report spotlights six legal tech trends set to redefine the profession – trends every legal professional will need to watch in 2026.
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has strengthened its mergers and acquisitions bench with the appointment of a partner to its corporate advisory group from international firm King & Wood Mallesons.
In the absence of a holistic, evidence-led reset on youth justice, Australia risks staying stuck (or further regressing) in its handling of a complex issue that has become a defining crisis of our times for successive governments, writes Dr Jacqueline Rule.
The Albanese government has appointed four new judges to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
An Australia-based international law organisation has strongly criticised the US intervention in Venezuela, calling on the Australian government to publicly denounce the move.
Proceedings brought against the Legal Aid Commissioner of NSW and the Inner City Legal Centre over alleged privacy breaches were dismissed for being “frivolous or vexatious”.
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The West Australian government has made history by appointing the first woman to serve as Solicitor-General.
