Shine Lawyers to investigate class action against a herbicide and potential link to Parkinson’s disease

Shine Lawyers is investigating a potential class action concerning the herbicide paraquat – banned in more than 70...

21 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Federal Court says decade-old complaint closed

An investigation into a complaint made about a former Federal Court judge has closed with no adverse findings...

29 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

PwC case not evidence of systemic, improper privilege claims

“Excessive curtailment” of client legal privilege claims, including by way of expanded penalty powers for the...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Where to draw the line under ‘Mr Big’

The sting operation known as Mr Big may be responsible for high-profile murder convictions, but it is also to blame for...

23 September 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Kentucky judge shot and killed in chambers, sheriff charged with murder

A county sheriff in the US state of Kentucky has been charged with one count of murder following the fatal shooting of...

20 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Greenwashing case against Mercer results in $11.3m penalty

The first greenwashing case brought by the corporate regulator has ended with the Federal Court ordering Mercer...

02 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Shine Lawyers to investigate class action against prescribed heartburn and reflux drugs

A national law firm is investigating a potential class action lawsuit concerning a pharmaceutical drug that allegedly...

31 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Legal Practice Board wrong to investigate compensation firm, court finds

A court criticised the West Australian Legal Practice Board for its decision to audit a compensation firm after it...

17 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Partner to fight termination by Clifford Chance

A partner who was recently terminated by Clifford Chance, following allegations of “serious misconduct”, is...

10 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Solicitor under investigation ordered not to leave country

A court has restrained a Melbourne solicitor from leaving the country pending an investigation into a missing $26.6...

22 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Investigation for Beaumaris class action begins

A major class action firm has begun its investigation into historic child sexual assault in Victorian government...

08 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson

GCs’ roles ‘becoming bigger and bigger every day’

In a time of increased regulatory spotlight and growing responsibilities for the law department, instilling a culture...

17 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

BigLaw firms starting to make back-office cuts

At least two BigLaw firms have been making redundancies to roles in the back office of their businesses — and, given...

22 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dentons launches compliance and investigations practice in Australia

Global law firm Dentons has launched a specialised global compliance and investigations (GCI) practice in Australia,...

29 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

OAIC launches investigation into Optus

Following the Optus customer data breach, which left potentially millions of customers’ information in the hands of...

11 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Aussie Home Loans faces potential class action

Aussie Home Loans has been accused of selling deceptively low-value policies to customers in a new class actions...

14 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Hino Australia facing 2 class actions

Hino Australia, a subsidiary of Toyota, will potentially face two class actions as another law firm has announced an...

18 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

Will last week’s High Court decision result in increased litigation?

The implications of a mid-February judgment from the High Court of Australia could be significant for litigators,...

22 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Westpac pays hefty fines settling 6 ASIC investigations

A law firm has called on Westpac to “walk the talk” after the big four bank paid over $110 million in fines to...

03 December 2021

By Lauren Croft