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DLA Piper has brought on a new partner from Mallesons to join its global finance practice. 

Tech and management consultancy Capco has won preliminary discovery as it considers whether it has a case against a former senior employee who resigned to work for rival NTT Data.

ANZ has failed in its fight over insurance coverage for two class actions for which it paid settlements totalling $117 million, with a judge finding the costs were not losses under the policies at issue.

Holding Redlich has hired six new lawyers, including two partners, to bolster its dispute resolution practice in Melbourne and Brisbane.

The High Court has rejected former One Nation politician Mark Latham's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling that he defamed independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a homophobic tweet and owes $140,000 in damages.

Hall & Wilcox has hired an experienced employment lawyer from Holding Redlich to boost its government offering in Canberra.

Investor White Oak on Tuesday fought back against a push by IAG and Tokio Marine for over $15 million in security on the eve of trial in its case over the collapse of Greensill Capital, saying the insurers' Rolls Royce approach was unreasonable now that the bulk of the $7 billion litigation had settled.

Intellectual property lawyer Chris Williams has joined Johnson Winter Slattery from Gilbert + Tobin, with the new partner described as a 'go-to' lawyer for complex IP disputes.

A landmark decision by the High Court over MACH Energy’s coal mine extension will likely lead to more climate litigation, with the court providing a clear path for challenging project approvals in NSW based on downstream emissions, experts told Lawyerly. 

AI infrastructure companies have warned that Australia has defined AI sovereignty “too narrowly” and called for the government to support Australian providers across the technology stack, beyond data centres.