As scrutiny of sentencing decisions grows louder and increasingly heated, the Law Society of South Australia has stepped forward to defend the integrity of the state’s courts, stressing that, amid mounting criticism, public confidence in the administration of justice must remain paramount.
A prominent King’s counsel is pursuing a $323,000 cancellation fee from a law firm that retained him for a 13-week trial but then settled the proceedings within a three-week period.
Australian Catholic University has appointed the former dean of law at Victoria University as its new head of law.
Financial inequality in the legal profession starts earlier than one might think.
In the relentless, ever-changing world of legal practice, urgency is increasingly treated as a feeling and instinct rather than a clearly defined concept – a shift that one principal lawyer warns is quietly straining the very fabric of the profession.
This week, Lawyers Weekly reported on a lawyer disciplined for “no-win, no-fee” misconduct, the surprise departure of HWL Ebsworth’s chief executive partner, and the start of the ACCC proceedings against Coles. Here is your weekly round-up.
A boutique Sydney firm has sued a former executive assistant for an alleged failure to properly care for the principal solicitor’s dog.
While sole practitioners will be understandably trepidatious about the looming AML/CTF reforms, coming into effect in July, one member body is confident in lawyers’ capacity to navigate the shifting sands.
Australia’s first Federal Court devoted exclusively to family law has now celebrated five decades at the forefront of the field, transforming how some of the nation’s most sensitive and deeply personal disputes are managed and resolved.
Mid-tier firm Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb Lawyers has appointed the former chief of staff of BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie as its new chief operating officer.
