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The disciplinary action against a Gold Coast solicitor for breaches of the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act has raised broader questions about the boundaries of promoting personal injury services.

The chronic underfunding of legal assistance services for vulnerable Australians – such as family violence victims and children – was left unaddressed in the federal government’s 2026–27 budget.

A highly regarded senior counsel described as an “outstanding lawyer” has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of NSW.

Law firms are under growing pressure to rethink when and how they evaluate their data breach response strategies, as cyber threats continue to intensify in both scale and sophistication worldwide.

The legal profession is “officially in the era of legal agents”, says Harvey, as it unveils hundreds of new case agents across its platform.

Fact Management System legal tech start-up Mary Technology has unveiled a major product update, in what it is calling a platform evolution.

A lawyer has found himself in hot water in Hong Kong, where he is being held in custody over allegations he failed to pay bills at several five-star hotels across the city.

Australian legal tech provider InfoTrack and AI-powered legal operating system Parachute AI have unveiled a new integration to provide trusted legal data directly into SME law firm AI workflows.

Australian BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has strengthened its Perth partnership with the addition of a projects partner from global law firm Allens.

“I don’t use AI on moral grounds.” It sounds like a line from a science fiction film, but some employers are telling me it is a sentiment being voiced with increasing regularity in workplaces, writes Paul O’Halloran.