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Baker McKenzie strengthens tax practice with key appointment

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

12 August 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Barry Nilsson adds compensation team from Jarman Legal

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.

12 August 2026
By Matthew Taylor
KPMG’s general counsel, head of HR to leave firm

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.

11 August 2026
By Miranda Brownlee and Amelia McNamara
RBA makes August 2026 cash rate call

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.

11 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Too hard basket’: $10k fine for lawyer who ignored Legal Services Commissioner

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.

11 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyers’ insurance monopoly to face parliamentary probe

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.

11 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Ashurst Perkins Coie adds litigation partner from Clayton Utz

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

11 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Silence is not golden’: Victoria refines NDA legislation

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

11 August 2026
By Amelia McNamara
When legal information becomes false confidence

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.

11 August 2026
By Paul Ippolito
‘Lack of uniformity’: Courts, tribunals have an AI consistency problem

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.

10 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson