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IP giant Spruson & Ferguson takes defecting lawyers to court
Business of Law 2023-01-09 2:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson has launched court action to obtain documents showing alleged solicitation of clients by a handful of senior staff who […]

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Lawyer who refused to pay silk can access health report for appeal
Business of Law 2022-12-22 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access […]

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Class action head leaves Shine Lawyers to launch new firm
Business of Law 2022-12-15 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Competition among class action law firms is expected to heat up next year as veteran lawyer Jan Saddler departs Shine Lawyers to start her own […]

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Go-to silk for high stakes commercial cases among three new Federal Court judges
Business of Law 2022-12-15 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior barrister at the helm of important insurance test cases has been appointed to the Federal Court bench, along with two state court judges. […]

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Ashurst snags partner for Sydney real estate team
Business of Law 2022-12-14 7:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured a partner from Hall & Wilcox as the firm looks to expand its Sydney real estate team. Commercial real estate ace Kitty […]

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K&L Gates poaches three partners from HWL Ebsworth
Business of Law 2022-12-07 5:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US multinational firm K&L Gates has grown its ranks in Australia, luring three partners from HWL Ebsworth to join its corporate team. James Lonie, Natalya […]

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No cottage industry for cyber attack class actions, lawyer predicts
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-11-29 1:54 am By Cindy Cameronne

Despite recent class actions against Medibank and Optus for cybersecurity breaches, class actions over cyber attacks will not become common because they involve “a lot […]

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Ashurst to open office in South Korea
Business of Law 2022-11-29 10:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ashurst will open an office in Seoul through after a joint venture with a local firm won approval in a legal market first. The Korean […]

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22 firms launch group to advise businesses on human rights
Business of Law 2022-11-29 3:22 am By Sam Matthews

A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices. Corrs Chambers Westgarth, […]

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‘Very troubling indeed’: Judge orders law firm to itemise bill after backdating fee agreement
Business of Law 2022-11-17 10:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A personal injury law firm has been ordered to itemise a “very substantial” $470,000 bill more then four years after it was rendered to a […]

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