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A West Australian practitioner’s threatening and discourteous letters were “very serious”, but it was his failure to honour undertakings and summonses that proved fatal to his career.

Following the trespass at a Victorian abattoir by animal rights activist group Farm Transparency, the Federal Court has made a decision that has sparked backlash from the Human Rights Law Centre and the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom.

It is often an unpopular proposition to suggest that people in prison should enjoy rights comparable to those afforded to law-abiding members of the community, writes Dr Shannon Dodd.

National firm Keypoint Law has appointed a consulting principal with more than 20 years of experience in property finance matters.

Axiom’s addition of legal AI platform Harvey has enabled in-house legal teams to reduce legal costs, accelerate complex legal work, and preserve human judgement and strategic thinking.

A senior Queensland judge has issued a scathing rebuke of the state’s criminal justice system, warning that cases are dragging on for “extraordinarily long” periods as “glacial delays” in the Magistrates Court continue to stall the path to justice.

The former chief people officer (CPO) and executive director at Court Services Victoria has joined national plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon as its new CPO.

Global law firm K&L Gates has become one of the latest BigLaw players to roll out the AI platform Legora across its international network, with Australia emerging as the first region to implement the technology.

A strategic partnership between innovator ActiveNav and legal technology consultancy firm Verlata Consulting will assist firms with identifying, governing, and securing unstructured client data.

In a recent Queensland Industrial Relations Commission decision, the commission confirmed that vicarious liability risks remain where employers require sexual harassment training to be completed concurrently with work duties, writes Emily Haar and Isabella Connor.