There are inherent challenges facing arbitration in Australia, but these can be overcome with “significant effort” on the part of Australia’s legal community, argues one practitioner.
Sydney law firm Coleman Greig has expanded its service offering with the integration of specialist law firm Argyle Lawyers.
Under new measures in the Migration Amendment Bill 2019, more lawyers can provide immigration assistance at an inexpensive cost to consumers.
Six practitioners have been appointed to senior counsel in Western Australia, which the state’s Law Society called “recognition of their demonstrated distinction”.
The Victorian government has introduced legislation intending to make it easier to bring class actions for silicosis, wage theft and other forms of wrongdoing.
Go To Court Lawyers (GTC) has confirmed it has scooped up another law firm in a move that sees it expand its employee base to more than 190 people across the country.
A national law firm has launched an art exhibition in Melbourne to promote the LGBT+ community and promote conversations around issues and activism.
Traditional file sharing tools and email have been replaced with a secure, cloud-based solution that will “optimise” the deal-making space for lawyers and their clients.
Lawyers and firms are often open to the advantages of technology in improving critical relationships with clients and staff, but there is so much information out there that firms could find it difficult to mine the data and work out how to best use it.
With clients demanding their legal matters to be handled faster than ever before, law firms are again being prompted to adopt new technology or risk losing out.
