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A&O Shearman strengthens Perth practice with another addition from NRF
Global law firm A&O Shearman has hired a partner from BigLaw rival Norton Rose Fulbright, who was the head of the...
14 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Kennedys promotes 21 to partner, 1 in Australia
Global law firm Kennedys has grown its partnership with the elevation of 21, including a partner in the firm’s Perth...
09 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Clyde & Co appoints 7 special counsel
Global law firm Clyde & Co has added seven special counsel to its ranks (five promoted, two hired) and welcomed...
06 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
HopgoodGanim Lawyers adds partner, special counsel from HFW
Australian mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim has added a new partner in Perth, who joins with a special counsel from...
08 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Hamilton Locke adds partner from Perth firm
International law firm Hamilton Locke has moved to strengthen its private client services offering in Perth, nabbing a...
20 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law Squared expands into Perth
Fast-growing player Law Squared – which now operates in three countries – has opened its fourth Australian office...
07 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
HFW adds Perth-based commodities partner from HSF
Global law firm HFW has moved to expand its international commodities practice with the appointment of a partner from...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Magistrate maintains exile from Children’s Court was unfair
A Perth magistrate who claimed to have been unfairly exiled from the Children’s Court has appealed against a finding...
25 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Slaters files proceedings against WA Department of Education over alleged historical child sexual abuse
Plaintiff law firm Slater & Gordon has brought proceedings against the West Australian Department of Education over...
24 October 2024
By Kace O'Neill
HFW hires Clifford Chance counsel as new partner
Global law firm HFW has moved to bolster its international construction practice with the hire of a disputes partner...
23 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Squire Patton Boggs to donate ‘significant collection’ of historical documents
BigLaw firm Squire Patton Boggs, which can trace its roots in Western Australia back to the late 19th century, is...
07 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hogan Lovells to exit Australia
Global firm Hogan Lovells is set to exit the Australian market, having made the decision to close its last remaining...
13 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
HopgoodGanim to merge with Perth-based boutique
Australian mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim is set to merge with a boutique family and estates law firm, Butlers Lawyers...
13 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clyde & Co appoints new managing partner for Perth
Global law firm Clyde & Co has welcomed back a founding partner to head up its Perth-based...
08 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
Legal assistant says he was fired in ChatGPT text message
The director of a Perth boutique firm fired a legal assistant in a text message drafted by artificial intelligence tool...
16 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
WA criminal lawyer booted from roll for conspiracy to pervert course of justice
A West Australian criminal lawyer was struck from the roll of legal practitioners for conspiring to pervert the course...
11 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Perth lawyer reprimanded over threats to another practitioner
A former Perth lawyer has been publicly reprimanded for making a baseless accusation of misconduct against another...
17 June 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Ashurst appoints 2 partners from BigLaw rivals for Perth office
After adding 17 Australians to its partnership in April, global law firm Ashurst has continued to add partners Down...
14 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Piper Alderman adds commercial property partner from HopgoodGanim
National law firm Piper Alderman has hired a new partner for its real estate team in Perth, who brings nearly three...
13 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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