A Gold Coast law firm has moved to a new location as part of a long-term plan to better service an expanding number of clients.
The Law Society of South Australia is disappointed that several recommendations into the Social Development Committee’s review of the CTP scheme have been rejected.
Western Sydney’s Coleman Greig Lawyers has flagged a number of changes to employment law currently effective for the 2019–20 financial year.
Global firm King & Wood Mallesons has elevated 12 lawyers to special counsel and 33 to senior associate across its Australian offices, effective from 1 July.
The first six months into the Lawyer X royal commission has wrapped up, with commissioner Margaret McMurdo shining a light on the difficulties still to come as a result of vast and long-term dealings between Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police.
A survey has found that a lack of appropriate processes for support staff in firms is leading to a backlog of work, causing a knock-on effect that disrupts critical legal work.
King & Wood Mallesons has promoted nine of its Australian lawyers to the partnership.
A New South Wales-based solicitor is one of three people who were today charged over an alleged commercial drug supply and participation in a criminal group.
A Queensland-based practitioner has been removed from the roll for multiple findings of professional misconduct, including the taking of in excess of $1 million from a client’s estate.
An independent law firm has announced 83 senior appointments, and now considers itself the largest Australian independent firm by fee earner as a result.
