Despite being found to have contravened Australian Privacy Principles in its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) at its stores, Bunnings wins appeal to roll out the technology for safety purposes.
Commercial law firm Cowell Clarke has appointed a new director to its corporate and commercial team, where he will head up the firm’s banking and finance capabilities.
SME consumer products law firm CIE Legal has expanded its partnership, welcoming the former principal of NewLaw firm Hive Legal.
As early-career lawyers increasingly move in-house, they are confronting a new set of challenges, operating with minimal structure, limited precedent, and constant pressure to deliver fast, commercially grounded advice – making the need for the right strategies to address these challenges more critical than ever.
A leading Sydney criminal barrister, who had been charged with the alleged possession of child abuse material, has been found dead.
Firms across Victoria employed and paid a woman $1.4 million despite her allegedly not holding a practising certificate.
In the middle of a clash with her former law firm over allegedly unpaid wages and consultancy fees, a Victorian lawyer appropriated a client’s legal bill and tried to use it as leverage.
Following the Bondi massacre, NSW’s top judge warned that the horrific attack had revealed a disturbing surge in anti-Semitism, urging Australia’s legal profession and broader community to strengthen social cohesion and confront hatred before it fractures society.
International law firm Wotton Kearney has expanded into non-legal advisory services and has appointed a cyber, data, and tech specialist to head up its new advisory offering.
Clayton James will join global law firm A&O Shearman as a corporate and M&A partner in its Sydney office.
