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Sparke Helmore promotes 37, including 5 partners

National law firm Sparke Helmore has promoted five to the partnership, as well as 32 others to senior...

15 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

Hall & Wilcox reveals record 60 senior promotions, including 7 female partners

National law firm Hall & Wilcox has promoted 60 senior staff and seven new partners – all female – successfully...

19 June 2024

By Lauren Croft

Global firm takes team of 4 from Holding Redlich

A team of four, including two partners, has left national law firm Holding Redlich for K&L Gates....

04 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

Uber class action settles for $272m after 5-year battle

After a five-year court battle, Uber will pay $272 million to compensate Australian taxi and hire car drivers,...

18 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Meridian enters strategic alliance with Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP

National law firm Meridian Lawyers has unveiled a new strategic alliance with Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP, a leading...

31 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

HFW adds 4 new senior associates in Australia

BigLaw firm HFW has promoted four to senior associate in its Australian offices, as part of a promotions round of 14...

22 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

ASIC takes first-ever DDO civil penalty action in case against Amex

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in its first...

06 December 2022

By Jess Feyder

International BHP investors cleared for class action

BHP investors who are not residents of Australia will still be able to take part in a class action to recover losses,...

12 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

HopgoodGanim names new managing partner

HopgoodGanim, which has over 40 partners, has named a new managing partner to take over in mid-2023, who has been with...

06 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

AFL reports over $18m in revenue for FY22

Australian Family Lawyers has released its results for the last financial year, reporting a “record” performance...

29 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

NRF elevates 61

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted three to partner, 13 to special counsel, 22 to senior associate and...

04 July 2022

By Lauren Croft

Former attorney-general joins ANU

The Australian National University (ANU) has bolstered its national security practice in what’s been described as a...

22 June 2022

By Lauren Croft

Allens exceeds gender targets with 12 new partners

International law firm Allens has today appointed a dozen new partners, in a move that brings the percentage of female...

07 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

HFW takes team from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Global law firm HFW has continued its growth in Australia with the addition of a disputes team from US firm Quinn...

01 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

Nuix fights overlapping class actions

After a tumultuous 2021, yet another class action claim has been filed against Nuix in the Supreme Court of...

10 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

Minters names new chair

BigLaw firm MinterEllison has appointed a new chair, who has been with the firm since 2006 and has a “long and...

24 February 2022

By Lauren Croft

BigLaw firm nabs team from big 4 outfit

A BigLaw firm has secured an M&A and ECM team from a big four firm, in a move to support the “explosive growth”...

09 February 2022

By Lauren Croft

McDonald’s hit with class action

Hundreds of thousands of McDonald’s staff have brought a class action against the fast-food giant for failing to...

07 December 2021

By Lauren Croft

NAB ordered to pay $18.5m penalty by Federal Court

NAB has been hit with a $18.5 million penalty for failing to act efficiently, honestly and fairly in relation to...

26 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

Sprintlaw announces expansion to UK

NewLaw firm Sprintlaw is expanding to the United Kingdom after experiencing high growth in the Australian...

08 June 2021

By Lauren Croft