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RBA makes August 2026 cash rate call
Find out – in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans – if the Reserve Bank has again decided...
11 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Winners unveiled for Australian Law Awards 2026
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner LawUno are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Australian Law...
30 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
PM announces new Fair Work Court
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled the creation of a new Fair Work Court, which he says will “resolve...
23 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hamilton Locke adds 4 partners and team from K&L Gates, promotes 17
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has taken four partners and 10 team members from global player K&L Gates. It also...
03 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
A&O Shearman names new Aussie co-managing partner
Global law firm A&O Shearman has appointed the head of its APAC competition team as the new co-managing partner...
01 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Piper Alderman takes employment relations team from DWF
National law firm Piper Alderman has moved to expand its employment relations team, appointing a global rival’s head...
01 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Slater and Gordon promotes 63
National plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon has elevated 63 lawyers and support staff to more senior roles.
24 June 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Reserve Bank reveals June 2026 cash rate call
Following three straight rate rises, find out – in this special announcement, brought to you by Legal Home Loans –...
16 June 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Winners revealed for Partner of the Year Awards 2026
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Private are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s...
04 June 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Budget 2026: What lawyers need to know
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled the federal budget for 2026, which he said would include “big, bold, ambitious...
12 May 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
NRF names new Australian country head
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a new country head Down Under, who will take the reins next month.
08 May 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
RBA makes May 2026 cash rate call
Find out, in this special announcement from Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank has again decided to raise interest...
05 May 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Virginia Bell releases interim report for anti-Semitism royal commission
Former High Court judge, the Honourable Virginia Bell, has made 14 recommendations (five of which remain confidential)...
30 April 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
RBA reveals March 2026 cash rate decision
The Reserve Bank of Australia was widely tipped to increase the cash rate at its March 2026 meeting. Find out here, in...
17 March 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Kennedys names new Aussie, APAC managing partners
Global law firm Kennedys has appointed a new regional managing partner for the Asia-Pacific region and a new Australian...
24 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
RBA makes first cash rate call for 2026
In this special announcement, brought to you by Legal Home Loans, find out if the Reserve Bank has lifted interest...
03 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Piper Alderman names new managing partner, deputies
National law firm Piper Alderman has unveiled a new leadership trio, as the BigLaw player positions itself as the...
03 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Virginia Bell to lead anti-Semitism royal commission
This afternoon (Thursday, 8 January), former High Court justice, the Honourable Virginia Bell AC, was appointed as the...
08 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
NRF names 6 new Aussie partners in global cohort of 51
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has named 51 new partners worldwide, six of whom are based Down Under.
12 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
King & Wood Mallesons to split
The Chinese and Australian partnerships of King & Wood Mallesons have agreed to formally separate, just 14 years...
09 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy