Law Firms

Now is the time for employers to review AI deployment through the lens of existing legal obligations, rather than waiting for legislation that may not arrive, says HWL Ebsworth partner Chris Shelley and solicitor Tanisha Chadha.

A federal court judge has called it “bizarre” that the Commonwealth has not returned former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann's blue diary, which it obtained during an anti-corruption investigation. 

A class action against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected 10 million customers has won leave to intervene in parallel cases by the media authority and information commissioner.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has lured an environmental lawyer away from HSF Kramer, the latest firm to bolster its expertise in projects-related areas.

The High Court has been asked to rule on whether a subjective belief that misconduct has been disclosed is necessary for the whistleblower protections to apply.

Insurers Marsh Limited and Insurance Australia Limited are seeking production of two reports by Deloitte commissioned by a Swiss law firm in litigation over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill Capital. 

A judge wants more details about a $10.3 million agreed-to penalty in proceedings brought by ASIC accusing Mercer Super of "longstanding and systemic" compliance failures.

The ACCC has signed off on Ampol’s $1.1 billion acquisition of fuel and convenience retailer EG Australia after it agreed to sell off some of its fuel sites, the first deal cleared under a complex phase two review.

Woolworths has take Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop Authority to court, alleging it's owed $70 million for the authority's compulsory acquisition of a logistics site in the Melbourne suburb of Notting Hill.

Mastercard argued Wednesday it relied on legal advice in drafting alleged anti-competitive deals with major retailers, as the judge questioned the reliability of some witnesses for the payments giant, who recalled "virtually nothing".