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As technology advances and regulatory obligations grow, the role of in-house lawyers is expanding beyond traditional legal advisory work.

AI legal software leader Harvey has launched Intake, a new product designed to streamline legal requests and improve efficiency for law firms and in-house legal teams.

A West Australian practitioner found guilty of professional misconduct for wasting the Supreme Court’s time has been recommended for removal from the roll.

A senior judge has said she cannot allow a solicitor’s conduct in a domestic violence matter to pass “unremarked”.

New data has shown that a record number of Australians are embracing digital Commonwealth statutory declarations available through myGov.

When privilege over AI-assisted work is eventually tested Down Under, the firms in the best position will be the ones that can produce their records, writes Nirlep Adhikari.

Justice Clyde Croft has voiced the need for greater judicial restraint in arbitration, warning that the application of domestic legal principles risks undermining party autonomy, international consistency, and Australia’s standing as a leading hub for commercial dispute resolution.

At Perth Children’s Court, specially trained dogs to support vulnerable participants have been recognised in celebration of a five-year milestone of the Justice Facility Dog Program this year.

The NSW government has appointed an experienced Local Court and District Court judge as president of the Children’s Court of NSW.

Two new judges have been appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), strengthening the court’s benches in Melbourne and Hobart.