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Coleman Greig event raises funds to prevent violence against women

Guests at Coleman Greig’s Women in Business event have raised over $6,000 for a charity dedicated to ending male violence against women and their children.

20 August 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Qld courts protect animals with lifetime bans

A report by the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council has shed light on the number of animal cruelty offences, with 250 revealed to be banned from owning animals.

20 August 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Hamilton Locke absorbs McMahon Clarke staff for Melbourne office

Hamilton Locke has opened an office in Melbourne, absorbing two partners and seven additional staff from funds management and real estate firm McMahon Clarke.

20 August 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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How young barristers can get their practices off the ground

For those who choose to go to the bar at an early age, success will require open communication, care for mental health and willingness to put one’s self forward, argues one Darwin-based barrister.

19 August 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The deadly sins of oral advocates: Part Two

There are numerous mistakes that professionals before the bench can make, but there are also corresponding virtues to those mistakes, according to a Supreme Court judge.

19 August 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Real estate trust advised on acquisition of Darling Park office complex

Listed Australian investment trust GPT Group has been advised on an office complex acquisition worth over half a billion dollars.

19 August 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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IPH completes Xenith acquisition

After months in the making, intellectual property firm IPH Limited has successfully completed its acquisition of Xenith IP Group.

19 August 2019
By Emma Musgrave
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Minters launches new integrated offering

MinterEllison has unveiled a new integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) offering in a bid to respond to strong client demand coming out of the sectors.

19 August 2019
By Emma Musgrave
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‘Don’t count on law’ to protect against scammers

A compensation lawyer said Australians should not count on the legal system to save them from scams or to recover money as “our hands are largely tied.”

19 August 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Why women must celebrate their achievements in law

With the 2019 Women in Law Awards launching this week, Lawyers Weekly spoke with four previous winners about the importance of celebrating the work being done across the board by female legal professionals.

16 August 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy