His Honour Michael Allen, who is currently serving as an acting judge of the NSW District Court, has been appointed permanently to that court in the state.
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has advised the WIRCON Group on the sale of its renewable energy business in Australia to Malaysia’s state-owned renewable energy company Gentari.
A former justice of the Federal Court of Australia, who retired from the bench in December, will serve as a senior adviser for global law firm DLA Piper, advising on investigations, class actions and inquiries.
As COVID-19 has led to the rapid adoption of technology and disruptive practice methods among law firms across the globe, many firms now consider themselves as NewLaw firms. But what does that actually mean? These panellists discussed recently.
Several small firm owners discuss the plausibility of having a real do-nothing holiday while being primarily responsible for a practice.
Queensland-based firm Twomey Dispute Lawyers began with a single lawyer working from a “shipping container office”. Now the firm has expanded into Brisbane and the Northern Rivers.
One principal discusses the speedy decision he made to acquire a small firm and the years of preparation and consideration that preceded it.
Shine Justice (ASX: SHJ) has released its half-year 2023 results, revealing that while its total revenue is up 9 per cent, its gross operating cash flow is down over 230 per cent.
Following the unveiling of the 2022–23 Top 25 Attraction Firms ranking last week, Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence can reveal what firms legal professionals at different stages of their careers see themselves at — starting with the emerging generation.
In its submission to the federal government, the Governance Institute of Australia has recommended that “no court be above the scrutiny” of the proposed commission and that there be an ability to investigate those in the highest echelons of the judiciary.
