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While switching off at the end of the workday is often portrayed as a simple act of discipline, one lawyer has warned that the reality is far more complex – requiring conscious, deliberate habits to truly disconnect from the pressures of practice.

Rebel Wilson and her lawyers were criticised in open court for their approach to defamation proceedings launched by The Deb’s lead actress, Charlotte MacInnes, over a series of Instagram posts.

The second half of 2026 could see an increase in IPOs due to a backlog of investor demand and supply from interested companies, according to Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.

In light of the employment impacts on contestants after their conduct aired on Married at First Sight (MAFS), one lawyer emphasised the need for employers to have a solid reason for dismissal.

Dispute resolution clauses in contracts can be seen as the commercial relationship equivalent of the “prenup” – something too awkward to raise. However, instead of being reserved to the domain of the rich and/or famous, dispute resolution clauses are (or at least should be) mainstream, writes Ryan Cable.

National law firm Holding Redlich is rolling out Thomson Reuters’ legal research platform, Westlaw Advantage, across its five offices located throughout Australia.

National firm Carter Newell has bolstered its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of a partner bringing more than 25 years of experience across top-tier and in-house legal roles.

Controversial NSW laws introduced in the wake of the Bondi Junction stabbings have been struck down by the Supreme Court of NSW, finding that they were “unconstitutional” and “impermissibly burdened” the implied freedom of political communication.

A regional NSW solicitor has been reprimanded and fined after sending a threatening legal letter on behalf of her partner, who allegedly grabbed a 15-year-old student by the neck and arm during a school incident.

A council grossly overcharged by its lawyer was awarded indemnity costs because of his unreasonable conduct in court, which included giving “completely incredible and false” evidence and unnecessarily prolonging the hearing with “deliberately false defences”.