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The NSW District Court has found in favour of a Sydney-based law firm in a dispute concerning the recovery of unpaid legal fees.

A judge can direct jurors to put prejudicial publicity out of their minds. No judicial direction, however carefully expressed, can recover a deleted message, locate a witness who has disappeared, or recreate evidence lost over two decades. Those are different challenges, but both go to the heart of a fair criminal trial, writes Tony Taouk.

WRP Legal has recognised the appointment of a director as the new chair of MusicSA.

Investment in young Australians, targeted skilled migration, and a shared national purpose must work together to address Australia’s skills shortages and strengthen social cohesion, writes Farhan Rehman.

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner legalsuper are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Women in Law Awards.

An Adelaide-based law firm has acquired a boutique firm practising in commercial dispute resolution and insolvency.

Australia’s unprecedented intergenerational wealth transfer is driving a surge in wills and estates disputes, placing growing pressure on specialist and boutique law firms as they navigate an increasingly complex succession law landscape.

A Queensland law firm under investigation for alleged claim farming has failed to knock down the state’s sweeping investigative powers.

Law Squared has appointed former Toll Group senior legal counsel to lead its disputes and litigation practice.

Clients now arrive with chatbot analysis of their matter. Firms that read it, correct it, and protect it will win more trust than those that brush it aside, writes Andrew Cooke.