Chief Justice Richard Niall and the Victorian Bar have announced the appointments of 21 new senior counsel.
Global law firm DLA Piper has strengthened its tax ranks, welcoming a trio of partners and a team of five practitioners from BigLaw rival Clayton Utz.
Costs applications made by the ACT Law Society following successful disciplinary action against a struck-off barrister and solicitor were dismissed by a tribunal for being “frivolous and vexatious”.
“Disturbing” findings from a global legal technology provider have revealed the financial impact Australian law firms face for data extraction.
A class action defence litigation partner has joined global law firm Jones Day from BigLaw rival Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, and will sit in its global disputes practice.
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has hired a global chief AI officer, as it looks to further leverage AI and legal tech to better service its clients.
Global law firm A&O Shearman has established a dedicated real estate practice in Australia by appointing a partner from fellow BigLaw firm Squire Patton Boggs.
While most people turn to AI for quick answers, LexisNexis’s APAC head of legal shared that in-house lawyers are discovering that its true power lies not in what it tells you – but in what it makes you question.
After more than eight years as NAB’s group general counsel, Sharon Cook is set to retire, triggering a series of changes across the bank’s executive leadership team.
A disgraced lawyer was struck off for a number of jaw-dropping offences, including stealing tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly client and forging family court orders to fool her ex.
