Navigating legal complexity in a shifting regional landscape requires consideration of a multitude of factors, writes Jacob Flax.
The Federal Court considered whether The Good Guys’ “prompt” response to its multiple contraventions should be considered against the $13.5 million settlement it reached with the consumer watchdog.
The $90 million penalty imposed on the national carrier – the “biggest ever ordered by a court for violations of industrial relations laws in Australia’s legal history” – is a shot across the bow for corporations across the country.
A senior member of the (now extinct) Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was not entitled to an AAT salary from the moment of her appointment overseas as a deputy judge, writes Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio.
Global law firm A&O Shearman has strengthened its disputes practice in Perth with the appointment of a partner from rival firm Ashurst.
Legal tech provider Mary Technology has partnered with national plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn to launch an ongoing pilot of its Fact Management System.
Lawyers representing a boy accused of murder have come under fire from a Melbourne judge for submitting AI-generated documents riddled with errors and misleading information.
For many law graduates, the traditional measure of success has long been a steady climb through the ranks of a law firm. However, according to Mia Madafferi, this is far from the only path, with an increasing number of non-traditional career opportunities now coming into focus.
A common perception among aspiring lawyers is that securing a clerkship is the only way to break into the legal profession, but one law student says that couldn’t be further from the truth.
While many in the legal profession might assume that coaching is primarily for those just starting out and finding their footing, John Kormanik has argued that those who benefit the most are, in fact, the opposite.
