National law firm McCullough Robertson has welcomed Scott Higgins as a partner in its construction and infrastructure team.
Personal injury litigation in Queensland is entering a new era, writes John Connellan.
Economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions are being tempered through the resilience and strategic adaptability of this year’s Australian public M&A market, new research from a BigLaw firm has found.
A new Axiom survey finds a retention crisis brewing as almost half of in-house lawyers look for new roles – but most concerning, 56 per cent are considering leaving in-house positions for law firms.
By helping to rehabilitate disgraced former judge Dyson Heydon, some of Australia’s most senior judicial members have stripped the profession’s commitment to change of any real meaning and contributed to diminishing trust in the administration of justice.
Deloitte won a bid to more than double its costs to administer the Northern Territory stolen wages settlement, but Chief Justice Debra Mortimer made it clear this was “despite some misgivings”.
As the Year of the Horse approaches, legal departments across the Asia-Pacific region face a shift from strategic discussions to decisive action, writes Jacob Flax.
In the lead-up to the Women in Law Awards, Lawyers Weekly spoke to Cornwalls about Flos Greig, Australia’s first admitted female practitioner and Cornwalls alumna, and her lasting influence on both the firm and the profession as a whole.
A Crown prosecutor and a judicial registrar have been appointed to the Local Court of NSW.
Many believe that without the right connections, scoring a role at a global law firm is next to impossible. But one law student shattered that myth, using a single, laser-focused cold email to crack open a door few ever get through.
