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Who controls the truth in a corporate investigation?
Companies have legitimate reasons to keep legal advice and investigation materials confidential. But when...
04 November 2026
By Emma Musgrave
The limits of reproductive rights: What the High Court’s fertility ruling leaves unresolved
A landmark High Court ruling has cleared the way for a Queensland prisoner to seek fertility preservation. But with...
04 November 2026
By Emma Musgrave
First Nations families failed by Coroners Court
A lack of accountability, entrenched racism and the traumatisation of families have made the Coroners Court one of the...
04 November 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Victorian Labor is uninterested in the opinion of lawyers
The Victorian state government’s sudden decision to cap fees paid to its barristers is not the first time it has...
21 October 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Your colleague earns twice what you do. But why?
Law firms preach collaboration, client sharing, and collective success. But when remuneration is tied to individual...
21 October 2026
By Emma Musgrave
The child safety dilemma confronting Australia’s family courts
New research has revealed a sharp rise in police-recorded violence against children. For family courts, the challenge...
21 October 2026
By Emma Musgrave
The legal aid warning that refuses to go away
Financial pressures prompted warnings that private practitioners would scale back legal aid work. More than 18 months...
21 October 2026
By Emma Musgrave
From legal practice to legal tech: Building for, and serving, the profession’s needs
A career in legal technology is – for those who have transitioned from traditional practice – a fulfilment of...
07 October 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
How migration lawyers feel about Labor’s crackdown on ‘futile’ claims
Practitioners are welcoming measures to protect the integrity of Australia’s migration system, while also stressing...
07 October 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
1 lawyer disciplined every 4 days, exclusive data reveals
Two-thirds of lawyers disciplined for misconduct over the last 12 months were struck off, recommended to be struck off,...
07 October 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Could restraint reforms supercharge BigLaw team poaching?
Australian law firms could find it easier to poach entire teams from rivals under proposed federal reforms that would...
07 October 2026
By Emma Musgrave
When AI makes it easier to litigate, who pays the price?
AI is lowering the barriers to litigation – including some that once kept weak claims out, and others that kept...
07 October 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Mary Gaudron’s unfinished challenge to the legal profession
The first woman appointed to the High Court changed what was possible for generations of Australian lawyers. But nearly...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
After the splash: What happens to BigLaw’s big lateral hires?
Law firms are quick to announce the arrival of a high-profile partner or a major team; however, what happens after the...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Why can’t regional Australia attract the lawyers it needs?
Regional practitioners have spent years talking up the complex work, early responsibility, and lifestyle on offer...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Gambling debts, settlement, and a novel legal question: The lessons putting lawyers on notice
A gambling dispute worth thousands has given lawyers a lesson in the limits of contractual settlements, after an NSW...
23 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Do law firms need AI wellbeing officers?
Fear and anxiety around artificial intelligence are already a tangible part of legal workplace conversations – but...
23 September 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
The law firms being raided for talent
An analysis of lateral moves reported by Lawyers Weekly over the past 12 months has revealed which firms have been...
09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Barristers unfairly caught in crossfires of SC scrutiny
The Australian Financial Review raised legitimate questions about the NSW senior counsel appointment process, but it...
09 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘There may never be a perfect time’: Building a law firm with young children
Building a law firm from the ground up is difficult enough. Doing it while raising young children brings an entirely...
09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave