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National law firm Thomson Geer has moved to bolster its IP and technology offerings with the appointment of a team of nine, including two partners, to its ranks.

A new Chief Justice has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in addition to a new puisne judge.

The potential insurance consequences of a car accident with a fully autonomous vehicle being operated in full self-driving mode require consideration, writes Greg Spinda.

Following the Supreme Court of NSW’s issue of Practice Note SC Gen 23, three barristers have offered their perspectives on how this new guideline will shape the role of AI within the legal profession.

A former Dentons partner said the firm’s salary records for equity partners would support his claim for loss and damages arising out of alleged breaches of the Fair Work Act.

The NSW Supreme Court outlawed certain uses of generative artificial intelligence in courtrooms to prevent inaccuracies and “laziness” from entering the legal profession, Chief Justice Andrew Bell has said.

While generational shifts in the legal profession are nothing new, lately, it feels like these differences are becoming harder to ignore, writes Lara Wentworth.

As the co-general counsel of Wesley Mission Queensland are proving, traditional professional services roles can be disrupted. Here, they offer guidance about how to convince your employer that you should be able to undertake such an employment pathway.

Business and investment structures platform Acis has appointed its chief legal and operating officer as its new CEO.

Australia has “made submissions that completely undermined its Pacific neighbours” in the ongoing climate justice proceedings before the International Court of Justice, the general counsel of Greenpeace in APAC has argued.