New research from James Cook University suggests that the processes inherent to litigation can cause lasting damage to practitioners.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its corporate practice by appointing a veteran partner from rival BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie.

A principal failed to wipe a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct for writing a letter that “substantially distorted” events in court, particularly in circumstances where he must have been “acutely conscious” of the conflict of his duty to a client and his self-interest.

The Law Council of Australia has called on all levels of government to properly evaluate and resource the downstream impacts on the justice system resulting from new legislative, policy, and program initiatives.