AF Legal settles claim involving senior lawyer

AF Legal has settled claims involving a senior lawyer and has confirmed its support of another practitioner who is...

09 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

AF Legal Group expands criminal law practice with newest acquisition

AF Legal Group, the parent company of Australian Family Lawyers, has acquired Armstrong Legal’s criminal and family...

01 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

AFL to acquire national firm’s contested wills and estates practice

Following the release of its favourable half-year FY24 financial results, AF Legal Group has conditionally acquired the...

01 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Grant Dearlove to resign from AF Legal Group

After leading the AF Legal Group and Australian Family Lawyers for almost three decades, Grant Dearlove has resigned...

13 September 2023

By Lauren Croft

The impact of evolving relationships on family law

Following a new report on emerging trends within Australian relationships, one family lawyer has predicted that those...

03 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

AF Legal Group promotes 9, including new WA head of family law

ASX-listed family law firm AF Legal Group Limited (ASX: AFL) has unveiled its latest promotions round across its...

17 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

How will AI impact family law?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has already had a massive global economic impact, with the Australian legal profession...

01 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

A massive week of legal news: What’s hot in law this week (17-21 Apr)

From groundbreaking court proceedings to BigLaw partner promotions, the past week has been very busy news-wise. Here is...

22 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Australian Family Lawyers CEO resigns

The chief executive of ASX-listed law firm Australian Family Lawyers has resigned from the national practice to explore...

18 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Use of ChatGPT in courts should be ‘approached with great caution’

ChatGPT was recently used as part of a judgment in Colombia, sparking a global debate on how artificial intelligence...

13 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

AFL to pay for 2 firm acquisitions in cash, not shares

Listed firm Australian Family Lawyers has signed deeds of variation with two boutique practices it has acquired, with...

08 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Our future priorities are robust and ambitious’: Grant Dearlove

Whilst the pandemic presented a variety of challenges to be overcome, a number of these are likely to continue into...

03 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Australian Family Lawyers to open 20th office

Listed national firm Australian Family Lawyers is establishing an office in Brisbane’s Bayside — its 20th across...

05 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘No liability’ agreed to in termination of AFL-GTC merger, listed firm says

AF Legal Group has noted the agreement it reached with GTC Legal Group on the termination of the proposed merger...

29 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Dispute resolution outside the court has taken off in Australia’

Whilst nearly 50 per cent of all married couples in Australia are still getting divorced, settling disputes outside of...

17 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

The impact of AFL’s ‘significant and unprecedented’ merger with GTC Legal Group

In October, listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers acquired GTC Legal Group Holdings, in a move dubbed a...

07 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Australian Family lawyers to acquire GTC Legal Group, creating major merged entity

Listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers is acquiring GTC Legal Group Holdings, forming a merged entity that...

19 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

AFL reports over $18m in revenue for FY22

Australian Family Lawyers has released its results for the last financial year, reporting a “record” performance...

29 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

National firm launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ partnership model

In driving its next growth phase, a national law firm is introducing a new initiative to bring legal practitioners and...

26 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Australian Family Lawyers to open new office in Gold Coast

Listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers is set to launch a new presence in the south of Queensland, as the...

24 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy