A dispute between two Sydney firms over client files spilled over into the Supreme Court and carried on for longer than the evidence justified.
Victorian and Queensland workplaces must consider their employees’ psychological health as an enforceable safety risk or face regulatory penalties and increased litigation, a BigLaw partner has said.
Insurance law firm Gilchrist Connell has strengthened its financial lines practice with the appointment of a principal who joins from national firm Hall & Wilcox.
Global law firm Allens has appointed a new managing partner, taking over from Richard Spurio, who has led the firm for over a decade.
This past week, we saw disciplinary proceedings, and some of the nation’s biggest law firms appointed new managing partners. In addition, Microsoft’s AI chief predicted that, within 18 months, legal work may be fully automated. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
A Sydney lawyer has been charged with allegedly stealing nearly $15 million from clients for the purpose of gambling.
An alleged victim of professional negligence had to change course in her proceedings against a law firm and a principal who has faced a number of accusations in recent years, including the misuse of funds, unpaid wages and barrister fees, and client intimidation.
Armstrong Legal will absorb JSA NSW, a criminal law practice headed up by a highly skilled courtroom advocate.
Most people who enter the legal system do not realise how early their fate has already been shaped, writes James Glissan.
A senior practitioner has been appointed to head up Delaney Roberts’ family law practice in Sydney.
