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HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has named 39 promotions with four set to join the partnership.

Two of Australia’s leading class action firms have delivered over $700 million in claims for their clients, reported improvements in their corporate and business structures and confirmed a period of financial success amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

NewLaw firm Nexus Law Group has continued its expansion across Australia, this time heading west and adding two principals to open an office in Perth.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is facing a multibillion-dollar class action suit from businesses affected by the stage four COVID-19 lockdown.

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has failed in his bid to prevent young people from taking legal action against his Galilee Coal Project, arguing it negatively impacted their lives.

Legal bodies have welcomed the new tabled ALRC review of corporate criminal responsibility, but one has called for caution.

Lawyers assisting the commission investigating the conduct of criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police have submitted the behaviour diminished public confidence in the legal profession and in police, having potentially tarnished over 1,000 cases.

Way too many legal departments spend too much time on work they don’t find that meaningful, says Victoria Swedjemark.

With the graduate market contracting and legal teams continually needing to do more with less, short-term contracting is shaping up as the best way forward for parties at both ends of the spectrum.

A new report from the US indicates that while there are more female GCs in top companies, their pay has fluctuated relative to male counterparts.