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Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed a special counsel and two senior associates to its ranks to strengthen its insurance practice. They are the latest in a string of hires for the firm, aimed at increasing its focus on insurance practice.

Australasian electricity generation company Tilt Renewables has been advised on the financing of the Waipipi Wind Farm in South Taranaki, New Zealand.

The Law Council of Australia has backed changes to agricultural incitement of trespass laws, noting it will help ensure media freedoms are better protected.

Melbourne-based Rigby Cooke Lawyers has become the exclusive corporate partner for legal for the Australian Manufacturing and Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL), in a move that sees them bolster their commitment to servicing Australia’s manufacturing industry.

Ashurst has confirmed it has appointed a new partner, who takes to its Melbourne-based corporate division.

The law students of today, who will become the lawyers of tomorrow, are not prepared to accept a workplace culture where bullying, sexual harassment and lack of care for mental health exist, says the Australian Law Students’ Association.

A new survey has shed light on whether SMEs give more weight to the reputation of a law firm brand or that of an individual lawyer.

Australian Women Lawyers has shot down Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s comments in parliament earlier this week about the supposed closing of the gender pay gap and highlighted how much of a problem it still is in the legal profession.

Insurers are reaping the benefits from motor vehicle accidents under the current NSW motor vehicle accident scheme, said the president of the NSW Bar Association.

In transcripts and statements provided to Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants, it has become clear that barrister Nicola Gobbo knowingly edited gangland witness statements and willingly divulged privileged information without any prompting.