This afternoon (Thursday, 8 January), former High Court justice, the Honourable Virginia Bell AC, was appointed as the head of a newly announced royal commission into the recent Bondi terror attack and anti-Semitism more broadly across the country.
Historically, the legal profession has pushed a clear – if narrow – definition of success. However, Rachael Karlyl has argued that it’s no longer fit for purpose – and that legal careers need to be redesigned so that lawyers can define their own success.
As it nears its 25th anniversary, SME law firm RCR Lawyers has reverted to its original name, Rostron Carlyle Lawyers.
A struck-off Victorian lawyer has fought a boutique law firm over a costs agreement he alleged was unclear and unfair.
New data from a legal AI platform shows a boom in the number of Australians turning to artificial intelligence for answers to legal questions.
After two decades in legal practice, you stop being surprised by the law. What continues to surprise you are people, writes Tony Taouk.
National law firm Macpherson Kelley has announced the promotion of eight lawyers across the firm, including the appointment of two new principal Lawyers and two special counsel.
Legal professionals are often consumed by client demands and firm management, leaving their personal finances lower on the priority list. Here, Cassandra Crawford highlighted why private banking has become an essential tool for lawyers seeking to safeguard and grow their wealth.
A solicitor who fought to win back his practising certificate was caught in a “bitter and high-stakes” dispute between himself, a lawyer he was representing, a law firm accused of overcharging clients, and another firm that was considering a class action against it.
The nature and scale of the issues exposed by the Bondi terror attack “require and justify” the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism, Australia’s peak representative body for lawyers has argued.
