Baker McKenzie has welcomed John Nielsen as a new special counsel to its Sydney office.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept – it is rapidly becoming an integral part of the Asia-Pacific legal profession, compelling legal leaders to consider how best to embed this technology into their existing workflows.

This past week, as the Reserve Bank held the cash rate at its current level, arguments were put forward for a major shake-up to PLT, and an alleged impostor lawyer has been hit with an injunction preventing her from acting as a practitioner. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.

The NSW senior counsel appointments for 2025 have been announced.