In a market announcement on the afternoon of Friday, 28 April, national plaintiff law firm Slater & Gordon (ASX: SGH) noted that it was set to be removed from the official list at the close of trading ...

A former client of BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth has been found to have lost an opportunity to develop a property because of a “negligent failure” by the firm, alleged to have lost the former client $130 ...

In this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with TransPerfect Legal, we explore the practical ways that legal teams can use artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce ...

In the wake of an inquiry report that recommended the decriminalisation of cannabis, the NSW Bar has called on the state government to refocus its attention on more pressing issues.

Luke Westmore (pictured) has joined DLA Piper, having come over from PwC Legal. Prior to this, he served at K&L Gates. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. He is, ...

Patricia Cope, Meredith Dickson QC, Catherine Symons and Jonathan Forbes have been appointed as judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC). This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...

Sydney Airport has been acquired by an aviation alliance company for $32 billion, in what is the largest cash takeover in Australian history, as well as the largest ever infrastructure takeover. Fi ...

In addition to one new partner, specialist defendant personal injury firm IDP Lawyers has promoted one lawyer to senior associate and two others to associate.

A NSW-based solicitor who failed to direct large amounts of money into his firms’ trust account has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct and, in addition to a $5,000 fine, was ...

The factual matrix involving Colin Peek is another of the ever-increasing number of cases concerning “informal wills”. That is, statements of testamentary intention that do not meet formal legal ...

Dr Catherine Button QC and Judge Mandy Fox have taken to the Victorian Supreme Court as judges, and Ian Irving as an associate judge. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium ...

A lawsuit containing allegations that HR platform Workday’s AI recruitment tools had discriminatory impacts on applicants will now move forward as a nationwide collective action.