A senior judge has warned lawyers against descending into “aggressive and confrontational” cross-examination, particularly when it may undermine fair opportunity and reliable evidence.
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Lawyers on Demand and Consilio are thrilled to announce the finalists for the eighth annual Corporate Counsel Awards.
In recent weeks, collaborative AI platform Legora has both raised US$550 million at a US$5.55 billion valuation in a Series D funding round to accelerate its expansion and seen global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer adopt it as its firmwide general-purpose AI platform.
A bold prediction by Mustafa Suleyman that legal work could be fully automated within 18 months has sent ripples through the legal profession, with many legal leaders at the forefront of this technological shift insisting that the reality will be quite the opposite.
A partner who specialises in arbitration and commercial litigation has been appointed to Dentons’ dispute resolution practice.
The right to protest is a hallmark of a healthy democracy. The events surrounding the Palestine Action Group’s planned February 2026 march reveal a system in which executive and police power have expanded in ways that have significantly narrowed the practical space for democratic dissent, writes Sam Lee.
Legal tech provider Mary Technology has received $7 million in funding to scale its infrastructure and take its solution for tackling litigation “fact chaos” into the United States.
While concerns persist that AI could automate many traditional legal tasks and reshape the profession, one legal tech leader argues it has never been a better time to enter the field, pointing to AI’s potential to accelerate the development and career progression of junior lawyers in never-before-seen ways.
A recent panel for law students discussed leadership in the profession and what it looks like to find your path.
Having reported for Australia’s top media outlets for over a quarter of a century, Naomi Shivaraman reveals how she traded the fast-paced world of journalism for the high-pressure realm of legal practice, bringing her investigative instincts and tenacity to a whole new arena.
