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A former client of BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth has been found to have lost an opportunity to develop a property because of a “negligent failure” by the firm, alleged to have lost the former client $130 ...
A barrister who sued Nine for falsely suggesting she was a dog thief failed to overturn an order for the damages to be paid into court until a fee dispute with her former solicitors has been decided.
The Partner of the Year Awards is back for 2025 and is once again bringing you an unparalleled awards program that identifies the legal partners, or partners equivalent, across individual practice ...
Clyde & Co has added a new partner in Brisbane, who was formerly a special counsel at Kennedys and brings more than 19 years of experience to the firm, having worked across London and Australia. This ...
In this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with LegalVision, we explore how innovative legal teams can navigate the myriad of legal, ethical, and professional ...
Following an investigation into a number of posts made across the G&B Lawyers Facebook page, solicitor Nathan Buckley has been suspended from practising until June 2022 and found to be “unable to ...
A West Australian criminal lawyer was struck from the roll of legal practitioners for conspiring to pervert the course of justice to free a former Rebels bikie from punishment on serious, violent ...
ACT Senator Katy Gallagher has this morning been sworn in as Australia’s new Attorney-General as part of Labor’s interim ministry, alongside Australia’s 31st Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Lawyers across all seniority levels within HWL Ebsworth would be expected to deliver an average increase of 1.15 daily budgeted billable hours from 1 July 2025 so the firm can align itself “more ...
Global law firm Dentons said it was “inevitable” that a number of its staff would be made redundant after it lost ING Australia’s mortgaging business to MSA National, a firm specialising in the ...
Blackmores is being investigated for a potential class action over the allegedly toxic levels of B6 in its vitamin supplements.
Folklaw, with Lawyers Weekly, consulted with their followers in Facebook to find out why lawyers have such a bad reputation, why they are at the butt end of so many bad jokes and the three main ...