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AI in law: Balancing performance, risks, and professional responsibility

As artificial intelligence continues to transform the legal sector, law firms are balancing between adopting cutting-edge automation and managing the risks and performance.

02 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Harvey rolls out across Macpherson Kelley

Following a 12-month evaluation, BigLaw firm Macpherson Kelley has rolled Harvey out to all eight practice groups.

02 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
AI’s next test for APAC law firms: Building trust, improving efficiency

AI has made a definitive move into daily legal work across APAC, with 94 per cent of legal professionals now utilising different forms of the technology.

02 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
The rise of the AI-driven modern lawyer

While AI can be a useful resource, effective self-representation requires legal knowledge, critical judgement, and an understanding of court procedures that extend well beyond a subscription to an AI platform, writes Madeleine Porter.

02 September 2026
By Madeleine Porter
iManage taps Gemini to supercharge legal workflows

Knowledge work platform iManage has launched artificial intelligence capabilities within Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise.

02 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Thomson Reuters launches proprietary LLM, Thomson

Global content and technology provider Thomson Reuters has launched Thomson, its first proprietary large language model, developed in-house, which it says was trained and is run at a fraction of the cost of comparable frontier models.

02 September 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Judge puts AI ‘lodestar’ to test in complex class action

A Federal Court justice is keen to put artificial intelligence to the test, encouraging the parties in the McDonald’s class action to harness the technology to sift through an “enormous body” of material.

02 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Kennedys promotes 16 senior lawyers

Of the 85 senior promotions across the globe, 16 were based in Kennedys’ Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne offices.

02 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Moray & Agnew expands Newcastle team with 3 senior hires

Moray & Agnew has expanded its capabilities in private client services, estates, dispute resolution, and insurance, adding three senior lawyers to bolster its presence in Newcastle.

02 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Strengthening data protection in the digital age: The government’s new privacy push

To modernise and strengthen Australia’s privacy framework for the digital era, the Albanese government has issued a consultation paper alongside draft legislation.

02 September 2026
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