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AI is a significant opportunity for access to legal information, legal services, and justice, but it remains both a sword and a shield, writes Paul Ippolito.

As courts and tribunals across Australia grapple with artificial intelligence, there remains a “lack of uniformity” in the understanding judicial members have of the technology, how and when to use it, and the risks it presents, a Federal Court judge has said.

A barrister has been reprimanded for a series of courtroom etiquette breaches after failing to stand and bow to the judge, repeatedly arriving late to court, and persistently asking leading questions.

Holding Redlich has taken four construction, infrastructure, and projects lawyers, including two partners, from HWLE Lawyers.

National law firm Moray & Agnew has strengthened its government practice in Western Australia with the appointment of two experienced administrative law partners.

International firm Jones Day has bolstered its tax capabilities with the appointment of an of counsel lawyer from big four firm EY.

In partnership with technology services company Adaca, BigLaw firm Sparke Helmore will deliver legally assured technology to the public and private sector with a new company, Trivity.

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer’s bid to derail criminal proceedings has fallen short, as have his attempts to have a judge stand aside for a decade-old conversation with his litigious former business partner.

A Queensland solicitor publicly reprimanded for employing a disqualified person has been criticised for her “fundamental lack of awareness” of the ethical obligations she holds as a legal practitioner.

Women accounted for the majority of senior promotions in Lawyers Weekly’s exclusive analysis of more than 1,000 promotions, but that milestone does not mean the profession’s work is done.