Victoria

NewLaw firm looks to shake up insurance market

A NewLaw firm that specialises in insurance law has launched a new offering to provide “cradle-to-grave” advice to...

26 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

New PLT program to fast-track legal admissions

Law students at one Victorian university will be offered the opportunity to be admitted to practice straight after...

24 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Maddocks: Unconflicted, collaborative and ‘unequivocally’ Australian

Contrary to popular belief, the internationalisation of legal services in Australia has served some domestic firms...

14 July 2017

By Melissa Coade

The mid-tier strategists targeting ‘business as usual’ work

One Australian law firm has set operational work in its sights as part of a survival strategy to compete with what its...

11 July 2017

By Melissa Coade

Private and public sectors unite for gender equality

A recent panel held by Russell Kennedy Lawyers brought government representatives and business people together to...

11 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Trio welcomed into national partnership

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has welcomed two new partners in Melbourne and one in Perth to its team of partners.

06 July 2017

By Melissa Coade

Legal professionals need more economic awareness, academics say

Australian and US universities have partnered to educate legal professionals about the application of competition...

05 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Ministers court controversy over terrorism sentencing

Three Liberal ministers have dodged contempt of court charges by apologising for their recent attack on the integrity...

27 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Judge takes on cartels

Melbourne Law School has held its annual Baxt Lecture where a US judge addressed the issue of cartel activity.

23 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Legal bodies reject ‘unwarranted attack’ on courts

Legal bodies have criticised claims by several government ministers that Victoria’s courts are handing down lenient...

15 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke