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A newly established law firm has failed to silence a principal solicitor who publicly alleged its business model was illegal.

By using artificial intelligence to turn his favourite poem into lyrics in the style of Taylor Swift and Nick Cave, Chief Justice Peter Quinlan identified that the missing qualia – the raw experience of conscious experiences – could be what turns law into something “inhuman”.

The firm was “not considered” to have been in breach of its code of conduct and values in legal documents that reveal the firm was advised that it would not be required to take any further action with respect to the whistleblower’s allegations.

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.