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 ...

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 ...

Mellor Olsson Lawyers, an independent firm based in South Australia, has appointed a chief executive officer.

For decades, the Australian legal profession has upheld an unspoken image of success – one that is polished, prestigious, and quietly underpinned by privilege. Yet behind this face lies a complex and ...

Global firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has supported funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (Apax) in its majority acquisition of Pickles Auctions (Pickles Auctions); Ashurst advised Pickles Auctions’ ...

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 ...

Not only are law graduates seeing significant salary hikes for their entry-level roles, with some receiving up to $107,000, they are also, recruiters say, actively seeking such bloated pay packets.

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 ...

The 11 new general members will commence at the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) between January and March next year on two- and three-year terms.

Women are not a niche cohort – or even a minority – of the legal profession, and according to numerous practitioners, the language used in precedent documentation and external correspondence must ...

This week, the nation’s biggest firms unveiled huge promotion rounds, while member groups pushed back on the Katter’s Australian Party’s proposed “castle law” in Queensland. Here is your weekly ...