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With bated breath class action litigators and funders have waited for this day, when the Full Federal Court decides the question of power to make common fund orders at settlement. They aren't the final arbiters, but the judges' ruling may be no less important for that.
Johnson Winter Slattery has lured to the firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth's intellectual property litigator Chrystal Dare, who led the historical copyright case over the rights to the Aboriginal flag.
Two former Dick Smith executives have settled with the receivers of the defunct electronics retailer, dropping a High Court appeal over an $11.8 million ruling.
A talent scout whose company was acquired by Teneo is suing the Australian arm of the global CEO advisory firm, alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.
Diversity and merit are not mutually exclusive, say supporters of changes to the rules governing barristers in Victoria, which will add to the Bar's stated aims fostering inclusiveness and preventing discrimination.
A solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for shuttering his law practice to avoid paying a barrister's $137,000 bill and for repeatedly failing to respond to the legal watchdog's subsequent requests for information.
AMP and a group of financial advisers in a class action over changes to the firm's buyer of last resort policy have agreed to another round of mediation, even as the wealth manager appeals a judge's liability finding.
Slater and Gordon's chief client officer will take the reins as boss following the retirement of John Somerville, the executive brought in from KPMG five years ago to remake the plaintiffs law firm.
A retiring judge whose career has included oversight of some of Victoria's biggest cases has called for reforms to the judicial appointments process to address delays in filling vacancies and gaps in the due diligence of nominees to the court.
AMP has appealed its loss in a class action over changes to its buyer of last resort policy, under which the wealth manager slashed the amount it would pay financial advisers for their books of business.