A Queensland lawyer and former tutor with the Southern Cross University has failed to make out a claim that his ex-employer subjected him to disability discrimination and acts of victimisation.
National law firm HWL Ebsworth has appointed three new partners and elevated 65 staff members throughout the firm’s national network.
Efforts to provide meaningful access to justice to more Australians will be in vain as long as court resources are tied up by large and lengthy proceedings, Chief Justice Peter Quinlan told Lawyers Weekly.
While in-house teams have certain evergreen requirements of their external providers, the current climate brings with it particular needs. Here, heads of legal flesh out what they’re most looking for from providers in the coming year.
In the face of voluminous change in the legal services marketplace, Baker McKenzie’s managing partner in Australia, Anne-Marie Allgrove, is not only up to facing the myriad challenges but is also “energised by the possibilities” of such shifting sands.
Following the announcement of this year’s 30 Under 30 finalists, Lawyers Weekly can reveal which Australian law schools produced the next generation of legal trailblazers for 2026.
The past 12 months have seen an extraordinary volume of change in legal tech. Professionally, practically, and psychologically, such evolution can be exciting, but also overwhelming.
A Queensland tribunal upheld the Bar Association’s decision to refuse to renew a practising certificate for a barrister who failed to make a timely disclosure about the winding up of his company.
A solicitor has been criticised for a “clearly inadequate” costs application, which included the “inappropriate” suggestion that the judge could specifically request additional material.
Responsible adoption of artificial intelligence is “not optional”. Here, a senior AI adviser discusses how lawyers can maintain trust and credibility while staying competitive.
