To support lawyers in handling the often tricky overlap between client legal privilege and federal regulator inquiries, the Law Council of Australia has published new practical guidance.
NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has congratulated two highly experienced barristers on their appointments to the bench of the state’s Supreme Court.
A District Court judge described an ongoing and expensive legal bill dispute between a firm and its former client as a “sorry saga”.
Disciplinary actions brought against lawyers were among Lawyers Weekly’s most-read articles of the year. Here, we take a look back at the top 10 of them.
Responsible use of specialist AI tools needs to be a proactive effort by law firms and legal teams to mitigate risk.
Over the past 12 months, the legal profession has witnessed significant upheaval, with high-profile promotions, partners jumping ship, and entire teams making the move from one firm to another.
The Law Council of Australia has elected the members of its 2026 executive committee, including a new president.
This past week, one of the world’s biggest law firms decoupled, and a handful of practitioners were referred to legal regulators for relying on material prepared by AI. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has named 51 new partners worldwide, six of whom are based Down Under.
Former judge Walter Sofronoff was unable to overturn the ACT Integrity Commission’s finding that he engaged in corrupt conduct while leading an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s abandoned prosecution.
