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In a budget estimates hearing that also canvassed bail reforms and Legal Aid funding, the NSW Attorney-General said there was “no chance” he would attend the upcoming inquiry into professional indemnity insurance.

Attwood Marshall Lawyers has boosted its footprint in Brisbane, relocating to an upscale space at Santos Place to accommodate its growing local personnel and address the rising requirements for professional legal guidance within the metropolitan area.

BigLaw firm Pinsent Masons has bolstered its Australian technology, media, and telecommunications practice, appointing an experienced special counsel.

Class actions launched against Colonial First State Investments, Avanteos Investments, and Commonwealth Bank over alleged super fund gouging have settled for $249 million, pending court approval.

The Perera Foundation Indigenous Scholarship is supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at Western Sydney University with up to $45,000 in course fee assistance, helping reduce financial barriers and create pathways to professional careers in accounting, finance, business, law, commerce, and property.

A long-running costs dispute between a personal injury firm and its former client has gone from $111,000 to $31,000 and back again – and is now headed for yet another review.

BigLaw firm King & Spalding has poached an experienced health lawyer from Thomson Geer to join its partnership in Sydney.

Rule 12.15 would fix family law costs overnight. Ask when you last saw one, writes Dr John Cronin.

A dispute between a law firm and a solicitor over whether the former’s business model is lawful sparked a now-abandoned court battle and submissions to the Law Society and NSW Fair Trading.

Clayton Utz has welcomed an environment and planning specialist lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright to its partnership.