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AI boom exposes training gap

Sixty per cent of employees are currently using AI on a regular basis in their workplace, while only 22 per cent of employees say they’ve received any training or support from their employer to use AI in their work.

03 June 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Partner joins Sparke Helmore’s casualty team

As part of its “ambitious growth plans” across public liability and personal injury, Sparke Helmore has brought on a new partner.

03 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
AI regulation lag no excuse for director’s failures, Chief Justice says

Australia’s regulatory framework may be struggling to keep pace with the “technological tsunami” that is artificial intelligence, but that is no excuse for company directors to drop the ball, NSW’s Chief Justice has said.

02 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Legal teams risk falling behind by making these critical AI scaling mistakes

As legal teams race to move beyond experimentation and implement AI at scale under mounting pressure to keep pace, many are making critical missteps that could leave firms exposed to significant long-term consequences in an increasingly AI-driven legal landscape.

02 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Chief Justice hands ACT Law Society $50k costs bill

A lawyer who successfully challenged the refusal of his practising certificate secured a $50,000 costs order against the ACT Law Society.

02 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Commonwealth takes PFAS case to Federal Court

The federal government is seeking reparations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-related contamination across 28 Defence bases in Australia.

02 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
If egg freezing is a routine option, it should be governed like one

Egg freezing has become normalised far more quickly than the policy frameworks that govern it. That imbalance deserves serious attention, writes Nicholas Burch.

02 June 2026
By Nicholas Burch
ABL elevates 9 to senior ranks, including 4 partners

East coast-based firm Arnold Bloch Leibler has promoted nine lawyers into senior roles as part of a broader elevation round that takes its partnership to a milestone 50.

02 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
Mullins welcomes first pro bono special counsel

Queensland law firm Mullins has taken a major step in expanding access to justice across the state by unveiling its first-ever pro bono special counsel role.

02 June 2026
By Grace Robbie
The most prominent workplace challenges in an ever-shifting professional landscape

AI, digitisation, ongoing skills shortages, and employee wellbeing are emerging as the dominant forces reshaping workplaces and employment law globally, a new report from the International Bar Association has found.

02 June 2026
By Matthew Taylor