This past week, two of the world’s biggest firms joined forces, Western Australia named new silks, and a national law firm may be open to negligence action from a former client. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
The online safety commission will consider enforcement options after Telegram discontinued its challenge of a $1 million penalty over its failure to respond to a transparency notice.
The Real Slim Shady has stood up – legally – filing a lawsuit against a Sydney-based brand that he claims has borrowed too closely from his iconic rap alter ego.
Less than 1 per cent of workers complain about bullying and harassment to peak bodies, writes Sapphire Parsons.
Attorney-General Michael Daley has congratulated two highly experienced barristers on their appointments to the Supreme Court of NSW’s bench.
Global legal digital and business solutions provider Morae has entered a global partnership with software platform Tensis for its document automation solution, Smarter Drafter Pro.
National law firm Thomson Geer has appointed a tax, trust, and private client specialist from big four firm EY as a new partner in its tax practice.
Australia’s space sector is booming, reshaping national capabilities and emerging as one of the country’s most dynamic and rapidly evolving legal fields – a frontier for the profession that, according to Samantha Pacchiarotta, is unlike anything seen before.
While many might view a two-month European escape as the perfect chance to switch off, soak up the sun and forget about work entirely, that wasn’t the reality for Claire Styles. Instead, the trip became an unexpected catalyst – forcing her to rethink how she runs her firm.
A tribunal has allowed a man to work as a lay associate despite his conviction for threatening to “expose” a woman’s intimate image.
