The Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT) settled proceedings between the Legal Services and Complaints Committee (LSCC) and solicitor Victor Vui Tet Lo, who was accused of ...

In 2025, the legal industry has seen a surge in AI tools, with rapidly advancing technology reshaping how law firms and legal departments function – enhancing efficiency, precision, and innovation.

HWL Ebsworth has named three new partners, 15 new special counsel, 28 new senior associates, 14 associates, and eight new support staff and business services team members. This content is available ...

Jamie Shannon Darams SC, a barrister with Greenway Chambers, was reprimanded and fined $10,000 for the unwanted sexual touching of a female solicitor during a 2023 work Christmas function. This ...

The Supreme Court of Queensland dismissed a claim brought by a former employee of Hartley Healy who alleged she was sexually harassed by an employed solicitor over five months in 2015 and 2016. This ...

Partner Vanessa Balnaves will head up the Lynch Meyer Lawyers wills and estate planning practice and lead the firm’s new family law practice — and brings extensive experience in wills, succession ...

President Ruth Higgins SC on Friday (4 October) announced that 18 men and eight women have been appointed to senior counsel. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members.

New magistrates Paul Blunt, Kirk Dailly, Tania Johnson, Simon Joyner, Marguerite Vassall, Ann Lambino, and Lucas Swan will serve in Local Court locations across metropolitan and regional NSW. This ...

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We live in a world of extreme technological interference where tribalism is encouraged, popular discourse is polarised, and the growing magnetism of the right is upheaving our shared geopolitical and ...

As widely reported, the factual matrix involving Colin Peek is another of the ever-increasing number of cases concerning “informal wills”. That is, statements of testamentary intention that do not ...

Baker McKenzie has elevated one partner, eight special counsel and 14 senior associates in Australia as part of its global promotions round, as well as added a senior lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright ...