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An advocacy group has challenged the NSW Law Society to provide greater scrutiny of its Lawcover arrangements, including how premiums are set, capital is managed, and potential conflicts of interest are addressed.

Rural and remote lawyers are facing a disproportionate burden in providing pro bono work, typically incurring significant costs and risks despite limited resources, ultimately threatening the sustainability of boutique firms and accessibility to justice in Australian regional communities.

A former Cisco Systems lawyer who claimed he was forced out after a serious illness, a disputed bonus, and a salary cut of more than half has lost his unfair dismissal bid, with the commission finding the company’s handling of his pay was marked by “incompetence rather than malice”.

A Northern Territory lawyer accused of alleged trust account breaches has failed in his bid to appeal against the Law Society’s decision to appoint a supervisor almost two years later.

Allegations of misleading and deceptive carbon-neutral claims and greenwashing have been made in a class action filed against energy giant AGL.

An experienced finance partner has joined DLA Piper’s Sydney office, strengthening the firm’s structured finance, derivatives, and securitisation capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.

AI is reshaping the legal client journey, changing how Australians understand their legal problems, prepare for advice, and engage with lawyers before they ever walk through the door.

Luminance has released a report titled The State of Contract Intelligence, which highlights that the intelligence gap is not about what businesses possess but about how effectively they utilise it.

Australian legal research platform dennis.law, named after the hapless solicitor in the film The Castle, says it can produce a full 15- to 20-page barristers’ opinion or set of written submissions in a draft-ready Word document, a task beyond the capabilities of “vanilla” general-purpose tools.

In-house technology platform LawVu has introduced LawVu Lens, an artificial intelligence tool that provides greater visibility across portfolios.