The presidents of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society of NSW are calling for the Human Rights Bill 2025 to have its own public inquiry.
National law firm Moray & Agnew has welcomed workplace specialist Edmund Burke as a partner to its Brisbane office.
This past week, while the RBA held the cash rate and a national firm took six principals from a global rival, an NSW-based solicitor was charged over an alleged sexual relationship with an inmate. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
A highly experienced trial and appellate barrister has been appointed president of the Victorian Bar for the 2025-26 term.
A former client who escalated a claim worth almost $1.5 million against a Perth law firm has been knocked back by the High Court.
A partner at an “out, loud and proud” Sydney-based LGBTI law firm is one of the nominees for NSW for the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards.
Holding Redlich has become the first Australian firm to adopt Lexis Create+, an AI-powered legal drafting solution built into Microsoft 365.
Collaborative AI platform Legora has completed a Series C round of US$150 million at a US$1.8 billion valuation.
A partner with a track record of providing corporate and commercial advice is set to rejoin Clyde & Co from Gilchrist Connell.
Recognised twice in a row as a finalist for the Senior Associate of the Year (SME Law) category at the Women in Law Awards, Chelsea Baker has now taken the leap to establish her own firm.
