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Corporate Counsel • 17 December 2024 • ByLawyers WeeklyTop 10 in-house legal stories in 2024

This year – and while salary, tech and recruitment trends were primary topics of interest for corporate counsel – it...

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Big Law • 17 December 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonTop 10 court stories in 2024

In 2024, the defamation trial brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten was the most followed on Lawyers Weekly, but...

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Big Law • 16 December 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonTop 10 legal disciplinary stories in 2024

Disciplinary proceedings brought against legal practitioners were some of the most-read stories of the year. Here, we...

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Big Law • 14 December 2024 • ByLawyers WeeklyThis past week, an Adelaide lawyer was found guilty of a fatal...

This past week, an Adelaide lawyer was found guilty of a fatal hit-and-run, the High Court overturned a century-old...

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Big Law • 07 December 2024 • ByLawyers WeeklyA disappearing act, London calling, and lessons from dancing: What’s...

BigLaw firms are shoring up their ranks with teams from rivals ahead of 2025, while a national plaintiff firm has been...

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Big Law • 30 November 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonProfessional misconduct findings and award finalists revealed:...

A number of legal practitioners were hit with professional misconduct findings, and two were struck off for good. In...

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Big Law • 23 November 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonDisappointing decisions and BigLaw poaching: What’s hot in law this...

This week, the High Court decision in Bird v DP has left some practitioners disappointed. Meanwhile, lawyers from some...

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Big Law • 16 November 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonProfessional misconduct and major mergers: What’s hot in law this...

In law this week, a lawyer fessed up to professional misconduct, and one of Australia’s biggest firms merged with a US...

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Big Law • 09 November 2024 • ByLawyers WeeklyStrike-offs and a rate hold: What’s hot in law this week (4–8 Nov)

This week, the Reserve Bank – as was expected – held the cash rate at current levels, and in the courts, we saw...

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Big Law • 26 October 2024 • ByLawyers WeeklySalacious claims, bigamy accusations, and sickening one’s...

Barristers are calling for exemptions from the proposed AML/CTF changes, and a leading human rights lawyer has called...

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