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Quinn Emanuel promotes 1 to partner

Business litigation and arbitration firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has elevated one to partner.

27 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Shine Lawyers appoints class actions practice leader

Ahead of its class action against fast-food giant McDonald’s, Shine Lawyers has hired a new practice leader.

27 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
FCFCOA migration hub brings justice into community

A purpose-built migration hub in Western Sydney brings “key services directly into the community”, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s Chief Justice Will Alstergren AO has said.

27 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Harvey unveils 2 new products for firms, in-house teams

AI legal software leader Harvey has announced two new products to assist with streamlining at law firms and within in-house legal teams.

26 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
NSW firm was negligent with dust disease advice, widow alleges

A Wollongong firm accused of providing negligent advice to a man who allegedly died as a result of silica exposure in his workplace has failed to have the case removed from the Dust Disease Tribunal.

26 May 2026
By Naomi Neilson
DWF promotes 40 within partnership structure, 8 in Australia

Global integrated legal and business services provider DWF has appointed 22 new partners and promoted a further 18 existing partners to higher levels within its partnership structure across seven countries.

26 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
‘Moderation cannot be an afterthought’: What to know before you post an Albo meme

Although recreating an Australian politician’s likeness is not “automatically illegal”, takedown orders, penalties under Australian Consumer Law, or defamation claims may follow if a social media post misleads viewers, lawyers have warned.

26 May 2026
By Carlos Tse
Holding Redlich grows tax team, appoints former ATO counsel

National law firm Holding Redlich has made two senior hires as it moves to strengthen its capability in tax advisory, tax controversy, and dispute resolution.

26 May 2026
By Amelia McNamara
What’s more important than AI in the future of law

Contrary to popular opinion, being human (in a tech-centric world) is actually the future of legal service delivery, writes Rachael Karlyl.

26 May 2026
By Rachael Karlyl
One lawyer’s journey to a late-life neurodivergent diagnosis

After years of feeling constantly overwhelmed and drained, struggling with the daily demands of her work as a lawyer, Libby Thomas shares her journey of receiving a life-changing neurodivergence diagnosis – an insight that has transformed the way she understands herself and her world.

25 May 2026
By Grace Robbie