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Shine Lawyers open to 'potential cause of action' by former client

Shine Lawyers, one of Australia’s biggest compensation and personal injury firms, may be open to negligence action brought by a former client whose serious injury application was significantly hindered by its delays, confusing advice and communication failures.

19 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Qld law firm listed by hacking group

Hackers claim to have stolen more than 400 gigabytes of information from Queensland-based law firm Kelly Legal, with HR files allegedly compromised, following an October “hacking incident”.

19 November 2025
By David Hollingworth
Trauma-informed legal practice: Redefining administrative law to prevent harm

Trauma-informed legal practice is a critical framework and preventative approach that assumes all clients may have experienced trauma and seeks to minimise retraumatisation while fostering safety, transparency, and respect throughout legal processes, writes Catherine Saunders and Jasmin Douglas.

19 November 2025
By Catherine Saunders and Jasmin Douglas
Minters adds private equity partner from KWM

BigLaw firm MinterEllison has appointed a new practice leader for its private equity team from global rival King & Wood Mallesons.

19 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lander & Rogers adds competition law partner from global firm

National law firm Lander & Rogers has bolstered its corporate partnership team by poaching a senior competition lawyer from global firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

19 November 2025
By Grace Robbie
The expanded reach and impact AI brings to in-house teams

As artificial intelligence continues to transform the legal profession, LexisNexis’s APAC head of legal explained how AI tools can supercharge the efficiency and capabilities of in-house teams – regardless of their level of adoption.

18 November 2025
By Grace Robbie
Ashurst to merge with Perkins Coie

Overnight, global law firm Ashurst (which has five offices across Australia) and US-headquartered BigLaw practice Perkins Coie made public the entities’ plans to combine into a top-20 global law firm.

18 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Justice Yehia on the key differences between mentorship and sponsorship

At a recent gathering of Western Sydney-based practitioners, Supreme Court Justice Dina Yehia reflected on the value of investing time and energy into not just mentoring but also sponsoring the next generation of lawyers.

18 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How an unintended lawyer became managing partner of a national firm

For many young lawyers, the road to partnership is often a carefully charted journey, driven by ambition and clear goals. But for the newly appointed managing partner of Colin Biggers & Paisley, the path was far from planned.

18 November 2025
By Grace Robbie