New South Wales

Boutique’s one-stop-shop approach bolstering client retention

An Australian boutique has just marked its five-year anniversary, following a decision by former top-tier partners to...

15 November 2018

By Emma Musgrave

NSW solicitor guilty on two grounds of professional misconduct

A NSW-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for breaching the conditions of his practising...

15 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW Bar appoints 2019 office bearers

The NSW Bar Association has announced its 2019 office bearers, after officials were voted in at an association meeting...

14 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

‘Veil of mystery’ on NSW pardon laws to be lifted

After almost a millennium of use, a monarchist power to pardon offenders for crimes committed will be made more...

13 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

University shakes up public perception of lawyers

The Australian National University has just wrapped up a three-year project which aimed to break down the...

12 November 2018

By Emma Musgrave

National firm partners with UoN for ‘cutting-edge’ project

Sparke Helmore Lawyers has joined forces with the University of Newcastle to conduct a research partnership that looks...

12 November 2018

By Emma Musgrave

Country NSW solicitor reprimanded, fined for unsatisfactory professional conduct

A now-retired NSW-based practitioner has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct by the state’s...

12 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Foley’s defamation threat has implications for workplace victims of sexual harassment

Last Thursday’s proclamation by now-former NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley that he would commence defamation...

12 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld urged to step up for child sexual abuse compensation

A Queensland lawyer is calling for the state to “step up” when it comes to handling child abuse compensation...

09 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

Big banks back NSW’s Finley Solar Farm

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and Westpac Banking Corporation on...

09 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby