A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices.
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 client, who was asked by the firm’s in-house barrister to sign a backdated costs disclosure agreement.
International law firm Pinsent Masons has lured a partner and two senior associates from K&L Gates’ planning and environment law team for its Sydney office.
A solicitor of a national law firm has been reprimanded after falsely representing that the firm acted for her partner in a property dispute over $1,000.
Following the lead of its Victorian counterpart, the NSW Supreme Court has found that law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell cannot recover costs in self-represented litigation against a former client over unpaid legal invoices.
Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has unveiled its new leadership team, with two partners to take the helm following co-founder Danny Gilbert’s decision to step down from his role as managing partner.
An appeals court has ordered a Perth silk to explain four bills in which entries marked ‘getting up’ accounted for over 36 days of work.
White shoe firm White & Case has lured a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright to beef up its competition capabilities in Australia.
Twenty-three barristers have joined the ranks of senior counsel in Victoria, including lawyers who have helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in class action settlements.
As part of expansion plans for its Canberra office, Ashurst has brought back Mathew Baldwin as a partner in its digital economy team to advise federal government agencies in digital and data projects.