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Squire Patton Boggs to donate ‘significant collection’ of historical documents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