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