A Victorian lawyer has made Australian legal history – for all the wrong reasons – becoming the first practitioner to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in court.
Gilbert + Tobin has expanded its practice with Daniel Moloney (pictured) as a new partner in its disputes and investigations team in Melbourne.
Australia clearly needs to increase competition and thereby its productivity – if not, we are going to be left behind, and our group’s focus will continue to advocate for an immigration policy that helps Australia attract and retain the best talent in the world, writes Farhan Rehman.
Despite the Commonwealth Bank’s partial success on appeal, the Federal Court ordered that a shareholder class action relating to disclosure failures be remitted to a single judge.
A recent influx in class actions filings – with more proceedings having been filed in FY2024–25 than in any previous financial year – highlights the pressure on lawyers to wade through a dispute resolution environment that gets ever more complex.
UK-based digital law firm arch.law has launched a new sports agency practice, appointing a leading sports lawyer alongside four new team members to drive its strategic expansion.
The Federal Court could award $475 million to victims of the Coalition’s controversial robodebt scheme, creating what would be Australia’s largest-ever class action settlement.
Following a tense – and at times useless and confusing – cross-examination of the ABC’s chief people officer, counsel for Antoinette Lattouf argued the national broadcaster should be hit with a severe penalty for its conduct during and after the termination proceedings.
Sydney-based advisory firm Tiger & Bear Partners has acquired Melbourne-headquartered LUNA, which provides legal and accounting support to start-ups and venture capital funds.
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has brought former KPMG financial services specialist Samantha Shields (pictured) to its Sydney office to join the funds and financial services team.
