A group of leading partners that departed Corrs Chambers Westgarth months ago has turned up at King & Wood Mallesons, in a coup for KWM’s employment practice.
A Herbert Smith Freehills mergers and acquisitions partner faces an internal investigation over a tweet aimed at Arnold Bloch Leibler partner Jeremy Leibler.
A barrister who failed to disclose his contempt conviction and flew to China when required to attend court has been denied a practising certificate, with a judge unimpressed at attempts to justify his conduct.
A former Mills Oakley client has taken legal action against the law firm after an agreement drafted by a partner to settle an estate dispute was found to be void.
An insurer has failed in a bid to appeal to the High Court a case it said had implications for competition in the market for lawyers professional indemnity insurance in NSW.
A Supreme Court judge, a university head, a competition law specialist and a defamation expert are among eight new appointments to the Federal Court announced Friday.
The legal watchdogs in three states have issued a guidance on the ethical use of AI, recommending that lawyers only use the technology for “lower-risk” tasks like drafting correspondence.
Thomson Geer has poached two Clyde & Co partners and their teams to join the firm in 2025. Construction expert Phillip Coady will join Thomson Geer’s Sydney office, while financial services regulatory expert Liam Hennessy will join the firm’s Brisbane office. In addition to the partners, 14 lawyers from Coady and Hennessy’s teams will also…
A top silk and a federal judge have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, filling the vacancies created by the retirement of Chief Justice Alan Blow and the resignation of Justice Gregory Geason.
Thomson Geer has nabbed top intellectual property and technology lawyer Hayden Delaney and his Queensland- based team from HopgoodGanim.