Legal professionals are often looking for the rainclouds beyond the rainbows for their clients. Getting the balance of a home loan right is one instance where they need to do the same for themselves, writes Cullen Haynes.
A decades-old tax fraud case brought against a private practice solicitor has been subjected to fresh scrutiny as the courts debate the legality of using material from compulsory tax interviews in criminal prosecutions.
Global law firm Kennedys has bolstered its healthcare practice with the appointment of a new partner, who came across from BigLaw rival Wotton Kearney, where she served as a special counsel.
A former corporate counsel of a toll-road operator, who alleged he was discriminated against because of his age, was shut out of the Fair Work Commission due to slip-ups with his dismissal application.
In a soon-to-be-released episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, two general counsel reflected on the things they love about in-house life.
A solicitor jailed for 12 years over his part in a blackmail scheme involving the Plutus Payroll conspirators has been struck off.
Reflecting on a recent class action involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Chief Justice Debra Mortimer told Lawyers Weekly that practitioners should think seriously about investing the “vast amounts of money” spent on the litigation into community organisations.
A partner and special counsel have been appointed to Sparke Helmore’s workplace practice.
Law is about evidence, but it is also about language. When a new word enters public consciousness, it often signals a shift in what courts, clients, and communities will soon be forced to reckon with. One such word is solastalgia, a word born from loss, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
An industry expert from InfoTrack has advised agents and networks to protect their client data from the escalating attacks on the Australian property market.
