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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.

Legal software company Harvey has reinforced its focus on legal education and nurturing its international presence, rolling out its software to 100 law schools and opening a new office in Asia.

One of two contempt charges brought against Clive Palmer’s nephew was dismissed due to the behaviour of their lawyer, whose alleged theft of millions was recently described as an “egregious example of fraud” within the Queensland legal profession.

A leading intellectual property and patent disputes partner has joined Johnson Winter Slattery from Gilbert + Tobin.

As AI reshapes legal services, one BigLaw executive has reinforced that firms must balance practical adoption and responsible governance while ensuring human judgement remains key to the future of law.

New data has found that in-house legal teams and individual in-house lawyers who are signatories to the National Pro Bono Target continue to fall short of their pro bono commitments.

A legal practitioner recently restrained from engaging in practice was allegedly escorted from a hospital he regularly visited amid reports of the smell of urine, “clinking” empty bottles in his bag and shouts of being a “criminal lawyer”.