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Western Australia’s Attorney-General John Quigley has promoted a long-serving registrar from the Family Court of Western Australia to the role of magistrate after eight years in the position.

The national carrier has settled a class action lawsuit over COVID-19 flight credits for $105 million.

This past week, Lawyers Weekly hosted its 14th annual 30 Under 30 Awards, and an award-winning lawyer made the case for practitioners to stop wearing burnout as a badge of honour. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

A highly experienced health law partner and her team of six have moved from Makinson D’Apice to Wotton Kearney.

“We are at a structural inflection point”: New research from Consilio shows that law departments are under pressure to implement AI at scale, as tech decisions overtake workload as the biggest challenge facing such teams.

A prominent Sydney lawyer has faced a Sydney court after being charged with allegedly stealing nearly $15 million from clients to fund a gambling addiction.

Marking a “full circle moment” in her career, a clerk and admitted solicitor who specialised in common law matters has returned to Svenson Barristers.

If you were designing a justice system from scratch today, you wouldn’t build it on myth, mystery, and media amplification, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

A total of 30 winners have been selected, from 288 finalists, at this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.

Artificial intelligence is sweeping through Australian midsize law firms, promising faster workflows and smarter operations – but not every legal practice is ready to jump on board, according to a recent report.