A leading public law barrister who represented an activist in his successful challenge to NSW’s anti-protest laws has been appointed as a judge on the Federal Court.
The NSW Supreme Court judge who found former rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson guilty of murdering his wife has retired from the bench.
Gilbert + Tobin has poached a litigation partner from Jones Day, strengthening the law firm’s blue ribbon disputes practice.
Sparke Helmore has hired a workplace partner and special counsel from Squire Patton Boggs to grow its Perth office.
A prominent silk renowned for his “intellectual precision” and “impeccable taste” has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.
Veteran of the NSW bar Edward Muston SC has been sworn in as the newest judge of the state’s Supreme Court, but before he was prosecuting high stakes environmental law cases, his plan was to be a jackaroo.
Kennedys has lured a lawyer away from Wotton Kearney to join the healthcare practice in its Brisbane office.
Law firm Maddocks has appointed a new special counsel for its dispute resolution practice, to be based in Canberra.
Moray & Agnew has added three lawyers to its government practice, including a partner who joins the firm from HWL Ebsworth.
A senior counsel who represented the Department of Defence in a PFAS class action that settled for $132.7 million and a silk who helped Keybridge Capital defeat a suit by investor Nicholas Bolton have been appointed judges on the NSW Supreme Court.