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Big Law • 07 February 2025
High Court intervenes in costs decision for self-represented law firm
In a decision that could have wide-ranging implications for self-represented law firms, the High Court has decided whether a...
Big Law • 06 February 2025
Record numbers of Aussies seeking legal assistance over housing problems
New figures have highlighted the growing number of Aussies reaching out for legal aid as cost-of-living and housing pressures...
Corporate Counsel • 21 January 2025
‘Natural to expect’ firm costs will reflect AI-inspired efficiency
Not only should the increasing use of artificial intelligence by external providers have a flow-on effect on charge-out...
Corporate Counsel • 15 October 2024
Time and cost savings from GenAI beget ‘focus on more challenging, rewarding, and higher-value work’
New findings highlight the “transformative impact” that generative AI has on the spending habits of in-house legal teams,...
New findings highlight the “transformative impact” that generative AI has on the spending habits of in-house legal...
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The A-G, unions, and the legal assistance sector are celebrating the passage of the Costs Protection Bill, which...
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A woman levelled several allegations at a Brisbane criminal law firm, including claims her solicitors provided...
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Increasing prices is certainly one lever that can be used to help balance firm budgets, but I’d argue that law firms...
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A legal practitioner’s NSW removalist company has faced allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, but the...
Read MoreA court has thrown out a woman’s attempts to blame her lawyers for a costs order that was triple the sum of a...
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A family lawyer’s $115,000 legal bill was voided by a judge who found he did not provide a costs estimate but...
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A court was asked to step in when a boutique firm’s bid to recover almost $150,000 from a client was stalled because a...
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Moving through 2024 and into the new financial year, SME firms face a number of challenges amid economic turbulence....
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Tensions arose when a lawyer retained her first legal employer to assist her with a major and drawn-out Federal Court...
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