New South Wales

Corporate counsel cutting out the middle man

Research has shown that many in-house teams are briefing barristers directly, circumventing law firms.

15 August 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

NSW CTP and Workers’ Compensation Reform: responsibility shifting or good policy?

The drastic cuts made to the NSW workers’ compensation scheme in 2012 resulted in a turnaround from a projected debt...

14 August 2017

By Matthew Forshaw

New breed of lawyers break on to the scene with ADO’s accreditation

Accreditation given to the Animal Defenders Office now recognises the group as a national community legal centre...

10 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Merger move hits target for law firm’s Hunter region ambitions

A local law firm, with offices in Darwin, Sydney and Canberra, has revealed that it will expand its services into the...

08 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Exiled president calls on international community to help Tibet heal

Dr Lobsang Sangay, legal academic and the president of Tibet’s government in exile, has used a visit in Sydney to...

10 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Charity event no walk in the park

Western Sydney law firm Coleman Greig Lawyers has announced its fifth annual charity sporting challenge.

08 August 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Aussie legal jobs market enjoys ‘relative optimism’

An online survey of Australia’s law firms has revealed that local appetite for experienced lawyers in private...

03 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Sydney firm moves to service growing suburban locale

A suburban law firm has launched a new office in Sydney’s south-west as part of a strategy that it says brings legal...

03 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Drinks consortium wins bid for NSW ‘Return and Earn’ program

A container deposit scheme for NSW, the state’s largest ever litter reduction program, has been awarded to a...

03 August 2017

By Melissa Coade

Firm calls dibs on insolvency lawyers

DibbsBarker has welcomed back two senior lawyers to its insolvency team.

31 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke