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The Administrative Review Tribunal has reduced legal professional privilege, ordering a taxpayer to resubmit an expert report to support his claim that he is not a resident of Australia for tax purposes after incurring administrative penalties for returns across four income tax years.
The recent arrest of, and charges brought against, Sam Wood is the latest in a string of alleged offences that continue to outrage family law experts, who are demanding that more should be done. The question is: What more? writes Tamana Daqiq.
Holding Redlich’s national litigation practice has been strengthened with six appointments, including two partners, one special counsel, and one senior associate.
AI tools are reshaping graduate training at Australia’s top law firms, transforming how young lawyers learn, develop practical skills, and prepare for the profession’s future.
While artificial intelligence has seen widespread adoption across the legal sector, studies have found that this uptake into genuine transformation continues to pose a major hurdle.
If firms are going to use one-way interviews, I think they should at least use them to test something relevant to legal practice, writes David Minahan.
A lawyer who faced potentially being struck off for altering shares without authority was saved by the murky context of his misconduct, including the exposure of “marital secrets”, extortion, and $1,000,000 allegedly at stake.
A Parramatta firm has won more than $40,000 from a costs dispute with a former client who alleged it unnecessarily duplicated its fees.
An experienced employment and workplace relations partner has joined Hall & Wilcox’s Canberra office, further strengthening the firm’s national employment and Commonwealth government practices.
A client is sitting across the desk crying. Perhaps they have just described years of domestic violence. Perhaps he has lost a case that consumed half a decade. Perhaps a witness is about to walk into court and recount the worst experience of their life, or a defendant has finally understood what is at stake. What do you do? writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.