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The balance of power in the legal industry is shifting as a growing number of in-house legal teams bring more work back behind closed doors, handling matters that once automatically went to external law firms.

Following three straight rate rises, find out – in this special announcement, brought to you by Legal Home Loans – if the Reserve Bank of Australia has again decided to lift the cash rate.

National firm Gilchrist Connell’s claim for legal professional privilege over documents linked to a childcare centre investigation has been criticised for containing “deficiencies” and “inadequate” evidence.

A solicitor who secretly kept a client “off the books” and siphoned thousands of dollars in legal fees into his personal bank account has been struck off the roll.

Melbourne-based Madgwicks Lawyers has grown its senior lawyer ranks, elevating six lawyers into more senior positions as part of its latest round of promotions.

The failures and collapse of a major transcription service is a stark reminder that accountability for essential court services remains firmly with the institutions that rely on them, a legal network director has said.

An Adelaide lawyer jailed for a fatal hit-and-run has failed to appeal her convictions but was successful in lessening her time behind bars.

MinterEllison has elevated seven into its partnership to address growing client demand and shifting landscapes across four practice areas.

A Supreme Court dismissed an application that would have reignited a lawyer’s attempts to recover his practising certificate, which was refused years earlier on the grounds that he was not a fit and proper person.

Workplaces are seeing alarming levels of poor mental health across the country, and need to be made more accountable, according to one Australian law firm.