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Why are unfair dismissal claims on the rise?
In its newly released annual report, the Fair Work Commission said it received 44,075 lodgments in 2024–25, making a...
05 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
When justice is rushed, fairness falls: The crisis in summary proceedings
Weighed down by under-resourcing, crippling backlogs and alarming prosecution tactics, Australia’s summary...
05 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The ‘profound’ legal and ethical dilemmas in using AI to predict crime
While the use of artificial intelligence is solving myriad headaches for legal practitioners and access to justice, for...
05 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why Australia is an ‘incredibly important’ market for Kennedys
Speaking recently with Lawyers Weekly, Kennedys’ senior partner and APAC managing partner unpacked why the Australian...
22 October 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Inside K&L Gates’ game plan to dominate Australia’s legal market
Global law firm K&L Gates is doubling down on its ambition to remain a dominant player in Australia’s legal...
08 October 2025
By Grace Robbie
The reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination and its implications for employment law
The assassination of conservative campaigner, activist, and podcaster Charlie Kirk at a Utah-based university campus...
24 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Incredibly gratifying’: Judge reflects on path from registrar to bench
Looking back at her rise from senior judicial registrar to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s bench,...
24 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The future of WFH: How office mandates could shift talent in BigLaw
As big corporates push full-time office returns and adopt workplace surveillance, will BigLaw follow, and will smaller...
24 September 2025
By Lauren Croft
New sex offender legislation ‘performative’ and hollow, defence lawyers say
Queensland’s incoming restrictions on good character references for sex offenders were branded “performative...
24 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Insights and lessons from the Reynolds v Higgins defamation trial
Several key takeaways emerge from Linda Reynolds’ successful defamation action against Brittany Higgins, including...
10 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Peach emojis, ‘crazy’ videos and Facebook bans: Social media takes over family law
A quick search of any legal database will bring up dozens of recent cases where the family law system has grappled with...
10 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Hamilton Locke’s head on why law’s mid-market ‘will get shaken up’
In the wake of voluminous market change since the start of the decade, and against the backdrop of ongoing shifts, one...
27 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘There’s a whole lot of benefits’ to removing timesheets, says Maddocks’ CEO
The current inflection point in the legal services marketplace is “really exciting”, Maddocks partner and chief...
27 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
David Newman on taking the ‘noise’ out of lawyers’ days
In this episode of Legal Firesides, produced exclusively for members of Lawyers Weekly Premium, Maddocks partner and...
13 August 2025
By Robyn Tongol
1 year on: Has Australia’s Right to Disconnect really changed the legal profession?
As Australia marks the first anniversary of the Right to Disconnect, three leading legal professionals reflect on...
13 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Sperm donation popularity soars amid legislation crisis
A complete lack of legislation for informal sperm donations has left women vulnerable to coercion, health scares, and...
13 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Hard rule’: AI cannot ethically exist without qualified lawyers
There is a non-exhaustive and growing list of cases in both Australia and beyond where AI-generated material has been...
14 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Generational expectations may be ‘challenging to implement within traditional partnerships’
As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession amid unprecedented change, the demand for a more sustainable legal...
13 August 2025
By Lauren Croft
Are your lawyer-client communications safe?
While clients will often dictate the nature and mode of communication with their legal counsel, retaining the trust of...
30 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The evolution of the paralegal
Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is “fundamentally transforming” how all legal professionals...
30 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy