The president and council of the ACT Law Society have warmly welcomed its new chief executive officer.
In an effort to offer greater flexibility to senior members of the legal sector, the South Australian government will reintroduce the Queen’s counsel title.
A principal partner has been reprimanded and fined for failing to complete a mandatory course, contravening his practicing certificate.
The 20th anniversary of the Australian Law Awards will see this century’s most consequential and important practitioner to date receive a newly created accolade, The Lawyers Weekly Award.
Trilby Misso Lawyers is set to return after being bought back from Slater and Gordon, which acquired it 10 years ago.
A law academic said changes to a complaints system in NSW anti-discrimination laws should be rejected for the sake of the rest of the country.
The Law Council of Australia said the removal of dual regulation for migration lawyers is a “necessary and timely move” for the profession.
Defendant firms have addressed key issues stemming from class actions and the litigation funding industry, citing new reforms are needed to ensure fairer justice outcomes.
Baker McKenzie has made new leadership appointments for seven Asia-Pacific practice and industry groups, effective 1 July 2020.
The Victorian Supreme Court has passed down a ruling on whether an incorporated legal practice can recover professional costs from representing themselves.
