A Queensland lawyer was reprimanded for making a public allegation that his real estate agent engaged in dishonest conduct and offering free legal advice to others who might claim to have been wronged by her.
National law firm Moray & Agnew has welcomed two partners into its Melbourne-based corporate and commercial team.
Australia’s new statutory tort for serious invasions is reshaping how businesses use workplace AI and surveillance, writes Sean Carr.
Funding has been announced for trauma-informed services for NSW and Queensland as part of a larger rollout of judicial support.
Nearly a dozen organisations from the community legal and civil society sectors nationwide have united to challenge a federal minister’s bold claims about their role and place in the community.
Victoria’s Koori Court has become a model for culturally informed justice across Australia. As similar programs spread nationwide, Magistrate Rose Falla tells Lawyers Weekly what the next steps are and what mainstream courtrooms could be doing better.
While self-representation isn’t new, the recent surge of litigants taking justice into their own hands isn’t just rising – it’s exploding, capturing the attention of several lawyers as it empowers some, overwhelming others, and shakes the very foundations of justice we thought we knew.
For Amber Warren, injecting positivity and optimism into the office and de-escalating situations with humour leads to greater productivity.
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland explained why she feels “so fortunate” to be the nation’s first law officer and how her legal career before entering Parliament has informed her approach to the role.
A Queensland solicitor ignored requests from a senior judge to explain the fake case citation in her client’s written material.
