Orders have been made to protect individual lawyers, firms, and expert witnesses who would otherwise be at risk of “retaliation and pressure campaigns” by the hackers who have gone after their clients.
National plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon has moved to reinforce its industrial and employment law offering across two key states, appointing three experienced practitioners to strengthen its presence in the sector.
Lawyers must be better than mid-level communications executives who think they can anticipate the needs of every caller. They must be professional, writes Allan Bonner.
As scrutiny of sentencing decisions grows louder and increasingly heated, the Law Society of South Australia has stepped forward to defend the integrity of the state’s courts, stressing that, amid mounting criticism, public confidence in the administration of justice must remain paramount.
A prominent King’s counsel is pursuing a $323,000 cancellation fee from a law firm that retained him for a 13-week trial but then settled the proceedings within a three-week period.
Australian Catholic University has appointed the former dean of law at Victoria University as its new head of law.
Financial inequality in the legal profession starts earlier than one might think.
In the relentless, ever-changing world of legal practice, urgency is increasingly treated as a feeling and instinct rather than a clearly defined concept – a shift that one principal lawyer warns is quietly straining the very fabric of the profession.
This week, Lawyers Weekly reported on a lawyer disciplined for “no-win, no-fee” misconduct, the surprise departure of HWL Ebsworth’s chief executive partner, and the start of the ACCC proceedings against Coles. Here is your weekly round-up.
A boutique Sydney firm has sued a former executive assistant for an alleged failure to properly care for the principal solicitor’s dog.
