Between March 2016 and February 2018, while they both worked on the same matter, barrister Gillian Anderson and Justice John Walters exchanged hundreds of SMS and WhatsApp messages, had private phone ...

Court Services Victoria (CSV), the body responsible for Victoria’s court system, was sentenced and fined $379,157 for the rampant misconduct within the Coroners Court. This content is available ...

Business Alignment as Non-Negotiable The third standout trend among Australian GCs is their emphasis on business alignment. Legal departments are increasingly measured not just on legal acumen but on ...

Justice Jonathan Beach said there was a “possibility” of joining the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) proceedings against Optus over the September 2022 data breach with the class ...

Commenting on the new appointment, JWS managing partner Jeremy Davis said: “I’m delighted that Alena has joined the firm. With Alena’s appointment, JWS deepens its national health and safety ...

Shine has promoted 12 to special counsel, 16 to senior associate, and 19 to associate. All promotions were effective at the start of this week (13 January). This content is available exclusively to ...

Lawyers from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Allens, and Baker McKenzie have all assisted in the acquisition of leading data centre provider AirTrunk by global alternative asset management firm ...

In October, the provider released its Australian Market Pulse Report, outlining the number of Australians who are uncomfortable with their lawyers using AI;in November, the Changing Legal Landscape ...

Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel ...

Around November 2020, the owner of an Adelaide roofing company met with his lawyer, John Mark Fitzpatrick, and was told “not to worry” about a contractual claim out of alleged defective work because ...

In an unsuccessful application to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Waterstreet said the non-publication orders for the two women should be lifted because the “prospect of reputational ...

They’ve made this update in response to feedback from their customers, who said they found the manual completion of forms frustrating; requiring customers to print, sign, scan and send their discharge ...