A reprimand and $10,000 fine have been handed to a Baulkham Hills solicitor who borrowed funds from a client.
Work/life balance is the number one reason practitioners are considering leaving their roles, with flexible working being the most common non-financial benefit across the profession, new research from the College of Law has shown.
NSW-based family law firm Delaney Roberts has elevated two of its lawyers to more senior roles, in a move the firm says recognises their expertise and the positive impact they have had through their work.
Google has admitted to anti-competitive search agreements in Australia and has agreed with the ACCC that it should pay a multimillion-dollar fine.
The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia’s governance and processes will come under rare parliamentary scrutiny, following a Law Society survey that revealed widespread complaints about the board’s operation and effectiveness.
Navigating legal complexity in a shifting regional landscape requires consideration of a multitude of factors, writes Jacob Flax.
The Federal Court considered whether The Good Guys’ “prompt” response to its multiple contraventions should be considered against the $13.5 million settlement it reached with the consumer watchdog.
The $90 million penalty imposed on the national carrier – the “biggest ever ordered by a court for violations of industrial relations laws in Australia’s legal history” – is a shot across the bow for corporations across the country.
A senior member of the (now extinct) Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was not entitled to an AAT salary from the moment of her appointment overseas as a deputy judge, writes Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio.
Global law firm A&O Shearman has strengthened its disputes practice in Perth with the appointment of a partner from rival firm Ashurst.
