Anna Macdonald

Contracts have been awarded for the first major stage of 'The Wave' railway project ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Victoria's top judge has spoken out on the dangers posed by the use of artificial intelligence in the legal system, saying the technology can mimic but not replace human decision-making.

Lander & Rogers has snagged two Johnson Winter Slattery commercial disputes lawyers with decades of experience advising the country's regulators, who will bring a team of eight along with them. 

Woolworths has told a judge in an underpayments class action where its remediation costs could stretch to $330 million that sending a notice to group members reminding them to keep records would be “premature and potentially misleading”. 

In the first suit of its kind, the ACCC has taken Amazon Australia to court, alleging children’s backpacks for sale on its online marketplace through a third-party seller do not comply with mandatory button battery rules.

The federal environment minister made “key legal errors” in deciding not to assess plans to clear almost 3,000 hectares of savanna in the Northern Territory, an environmental group alleges. 

Sydney lawyers earn more than their colleagues in Melbourne and other cities, according to a new report, which also found lawyers are more worried than the average person about how AI will impact their careers.

Insurance specialist firm Gilchrist Connell has boosted its partner ranks by six, hiring a financial services regulation expert from a superannuation fund and promoting five lawyers internally.

Two investment firms have been hit with combined penalties of nearly $100,000 for failing to pay infringement notices issued by the financial crimes regulator.

Commercial construction company Shape Australia has made its second acquisition of a retail fitout company in five months, putting down $29.4 million for Australian Professional Shopfitters.