The Albanese government has introduced legislation that would roll back the requirement that litigation funders hold an AFSL and register their class actions as managed […]
Chief Justice Susan Kiefel has decried the low number of women barristers appearing in the High Court, questioning whether there is a “price” to pay […]
Engineering services firm G&S has lost a bid to shield emails about “the need to obtain legal advice” in a $270 million dispute with the […]
A report commissioned by the Supreme Court of Victoria has recommended a massive overhaul to the system for awarding costs in civil proceedings, trashing the […]
A barristers’ clerk has reached a confidential agreement with a Melbourne-based chambers to resolve a lawsuit alleging she was fired for wanting to work from […]
A joint venture formed to fund class action litigation has lost its bid for declarations against one of its former shareholders after arguing its former […]
Australian intellectual property firm IPH has acquired Canada-based Smart & Biggar, positioning both firms to offer clients global IP services. The transaction, expected to close […]
A Victoria-based barrister has been taken to court by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly underpaying a paralegal. In Federal Circuit Court proceedings filed August […]
Hall & Wilcox has expanded its construction practice with the recruitment of partner Stefan Fenk from law firm Vincent Young. Fenk, who spent 12 years […]
A judge who has granted a lawyer leave to appear in proceedings via audio visual link has warned the legal profession that courts are expecting […]