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KPMG Australia has confirmed a new head of legal operations transformation services has joined its growing team.

Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a new magistrate to Perth’s Children’s Court, who joins with an extensive background in criminal law.

Challenger bank for SMEs, Judo Bank, has been advised on its capital raise of over one-quarter of a million dollars to continue its national expansion.

An independent body based in South Australia has become the latest to urge intervention on current law and practice regarding powers of attorney.

As the Australian government prepares for the United Nations Human Rights Council, lawyers have provided recommendations to member states to fix its consistent failings.

Listed mining company IGO Limited has been advised on its $1.9 billion acquisition of 49 per cent of Chinese-owned Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia.

Australia’s biggest-ever energy class action, targeting two Queensland stated-owned electricity generators, has been filed with over 40,000 registrants.

Two Holman Webb partners have clarified changes to legislation surrounding the Work, Health and Safety Act, and what the implications will mean for both clients and lawyers moving forward.

The managing partner of a Brisbane-based firm has failed to convince the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal to hold off on a compensation order pending a lawsuit alleging negligence that is currently being determined in the Magistrates Court. 

In Australia, immigration has been continuously used as political hyperbole, which has seemingly led a movement towards uncompromising immigration policies, writes Farhan Rehman.