Finalists released across 5 new categories for 30 Under 30 Awards 2025

Lawyers Weekly announces 286 finalists across projects, energy and resources, media and telecommunications, migration,...

02 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Thriving in the evolving area of media and communication law

As technological advancements continue to shape our world, new legal issues have arisen in the media and communication...

15 April 2024

By Grace Robbie

Pinsent Masons launches Aussie TMT practice with team from KPMG Law

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has continued to unveil new practice areas for its Australian operations, this...

04 March 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case

A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation...

28 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson

The Corporate Counsel Show: Successfully leading a team in media and entertainment

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Theo Dorizac, the general counsel at...

26 July 2023

By Robyn Tongol

The Mediation Centre sold

Family First Mediation and Dispute Resolution has acquired family dispute resolution company The Mediation Centre, an...

29 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

Bird & Bird appoints media, entertainment and sports partner

Global law firm Bird & Bird is continuing its growth trajectory, adding its second partner within a month,...

21 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Insignia class action debates ‘sensational’ media reports

Financial experts who analysed the impact of insider trading allegations at Insignia are divided on whether the...

16 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Kathleen Folbigg’s legal team calls for immediate release

More than two decades after she was incarcerated for the deaths of her four children, an inquiry into Kathleen...

01 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Are Aussie firms using social media effectively?

Lawyers Weekly spoke with a senior digital growth strategist of a digital marketing agency, along with several firm...

21 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

‘Frankensteining’: The real villain?

Reality TV is becoming increasingly more popular. While viewers are being drawn into the drama, its rise has...

21 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Takeaways from Fox’s ‘stratospheric’ $1.2bn defamation settlement with Dominion

Following what may well be the biggest-ever settlement for defamation in US history, Lawyers Weekly spoke with experts...

20 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Criteo acquires Australian retail media software platform

Nasdaq-listed global commerce marketing technology company Criteo has acquired Brandcrush, in a move for strategic...

21 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

Partner-turned-author on the complex intersection of law and media in defamation cases

JWS partner Eve Thomson, who recently published a novel, She Too, discusses the complex intersection of media...

14 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Rugg-Ryan mediation fails, could ‘open the door for further litigation’

A case brought by a former staffer against an independent MP may be a test case for determining what constitutes...

03 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Media engagement 101: What success looks like for lawyers

In today’s digital age, media engagement has become an essential component of a successful legal practice. However,...

02 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal TV shows influence career choices, says firm research

Shows like Suits and Law & Order play a role in determining the vocational decisions of legal professionals,...

13 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mediation on the rise for small firms

The Victorian Small Business Commission’s Annual Report was recently tabled in Parliament, revealing a number of...

05 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Mediation is the ‘best job in the world’

As mediation becomes more common post-pandemic, this mediator said that whilst there are a number of positive...

29 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Mediation is win-win’

After seeing a gap in the market for female mediators, this ex-private practice lawyer has since found her mediation...

22 December 2022

By Lauren Croft