Biztech Lawyers expands to UK, Singapore

Emerging law firm Biztech Lawyers has expanded to the United Kingdom and Singapore, expanding its global footprint...

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Australians should be able to see themselves reflected in the judiciary’, says A-G

Federal A-G commits to promoting judicial diversity in Australia’s courts, along with upholding and strengthening...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘Convenience of counsel not an overriding consideration’ when accepting briefs

“Disappointing” feedback from the Magistrates Court has led the Victorian Bar president to remind barristers of the...

17 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Justice Jagot to deliver remarks at 2022 Minds Count lecture

Australia’s newest High Court judge, Justice Jayne Jagot, is one of the numerous high-profile professionals speaking...

17 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld introduces coercive control legislation

The first set of legislative amendments aimed at strengthening Queensland’s ability to resist coercive control has...

17 October 2022

By Keonia Swift

Manslaughter trial into Air France crash in 2009 begins

The long-awaited manslaughter trial into the 2009 Air France crash that killed 228 people has begun in

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Return to sanity’ on regulating litigation funding welcome, says Maurice Blackburn

“Hundreds of thousands of Australians” have benefited from class actions, the national plaintiff firm says, which...

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Respect at Work Bill, ‘one of the biggest hopes for change’: Julia Banks

Ahead of the Women in Law Forum 2022, the former Liberal turned Independent MP said the bill will legislate the...

17 October 2022

By Malavika Santhebennur

Jagot swearing-in breaks a glass ceiling

Justice Jayne Jagot’s swearing-in will bring about the first female majority of the High Court in Australia and...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘Complete disregard for the sanctity of life and the law’

Russia’s “disregard” for civilian life and international law is being criticised by the International Bar...

17 October 2022

By Keonia Swift

QANTM appoints new company secretary

QANTM Intellectual Property has revealed a new company secretary following the resignation of Nick Ward, who held the...

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Lawyers ‘ideally placed’ to ensure public understands Voice to Parliament

Mark Leibler, a senior partner and long-time Indigenous-rights advocate, discusses why and how the legal profession...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Applied EV completes capital raise

Australian technology company Applied EV has been advised on its recent capital raising, a move to fund growth towards...

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Morse Micro receives $140m funding injection

Sydney-based developer of Wi-Fi HaLow microprocessors, Morse Micro, has been advised on its recent $140 million Series...

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

IBAHRI condemns Iranian government for killing protestors for defending women's rights

Iran’s security forces are imposing extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention on...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

BigLaw partner named 2023 WA Law Society president

The Law Society of Western Australia has elected a new president for 2023, a partner at Herbert Smith...

14 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Recession will shift balance of power in legal recruitment

If, as appears increasingly likely, Australia enters a recession in the coming months, not only will there be a...

14 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Switzerland found to have discriminated against men on pension benefits

The Swiss government has lost a gender discrimination case that has implications for the country’s gender...

14 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Why flexible parental leave policies are key for those facing loss

Ahead of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day on 15 October, a senior legal professional said her experience with...

14 October 2022

By Malavika Santhebennur

Allens advises The GEO Group on Ravenhall equity sale

Allens has advised US-based private correctional services company The GEO Group on the sale of its equity interest in...

14 October 2022

By Keonia Swift