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Commonwealth, HWL Ebsworth sued over Higgins payout
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth and major law firm HWL Ebsworth over a...
29 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Commonwealth lawyers dodge misconduct findings
A graduate pursuing a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees has had...
28 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
La Trobe deputy dean named as external legal adviser for Commonwealth standing committee for the scrutiny of delegated legislation
Professor Lorne Neudorf, who is the deputy dean of La Trobe Law School, has been appointed external legal adviser to...
05 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clayton Utz executive chair named as new group GC at Commonwealth Bank
Banking giant Commonwealth Bank has appointed Karen O’Flynn, who currently serves as a partner and executive chair at...
27 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Commonwealth continues to reward pro bono under performance
The Commonwealth should make pro bono an obligation or reward the firms that use their best endeavours to meet or...
26 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Commonwealth government faces class action over NDIS exclusions
A class action has been launched against the Commonwealth government, after individuals over 65 were excluded from the...
21 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions appointed as Supreme Court judge
One of Australia’s leading criminal prosecutors, who currently serves as the director for CDPP, is set to be a judge...
05 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Commonwealth Bank
CommBank offers personal banking, business solutions, institutional banking, company information, and...
15 July 2022
By Jocelyn Go
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Flood-affected communities in NSW to receive $3m funding boost
Flood-affected communities in NSW will receive a $3 million funding boost, in a move the Commonwealth Attorney-General...
27 June 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Courting the Commonwealth
Major firms have always sought the attention of government agencies to gain lucrative work from the sector, but federal...
21 July 2015
Promoted by Priya Murthy
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Who's courting the Commonwealth?
Since the release of the Commonwealth’s legal services multi-use list, firms have been vying for the attention of...
23 April 2013
Promoted by Priya Murthy
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