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To expand its deep bench of senior advisers, Baker McKenzie has named Kieran Egan as special counsel within the firm’s Australian tax practice.

National law firm Barry Nilsson has appointed a principal and her team to join the firm’s workers’ compensation and compulsory third-party practice in Perth.

The scandal-plagued accounting firm has seen another two top officials depart days before the next scheduled public hearing into allegations of misconduct and whistleblower mismanagement.

Find out – in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans – if the Reserve Bank has again decided to keep the cash rate on hold, after keeping it at 4.35 per cent in June.

Citing mental and physical health struggles, a Queensland lawyer ignored repeated notices from the Legal Services Commissioner regarding an investigation into her firm’s alleged failure to meet tax, superannuation, and trust accounting obligations.

As many solicitors feel the sting of rising premiums, the NSW Legislative Council has resolved to examine the Attorney-General’s decision to maintain a monopoly over small firms’ insurance.

Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie has appointed a partner from BigLaw rival Clayton Utz, who has joined its Melbourne-based litigation team.

Victorian sexual harassment law is heralding a new age for sexual harassment complainants.

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.