Very few, if any, practising lawyers with less than five years of post-qualification experience (PQE) will have experienced what working life was like for lawyers pre-2020 – that is, a time in which ...

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with University of Adelaide general counsel and executive director of legal services Shanti Berggren about why she is so ...

Jason Ricketts and David Hugo, both former senior partners at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have launched Chord Advisory, a boutique firm that integrates legal and consultancy services. This content ...

For many practice principals, especially those small and mid-tier firms, the common question that they must grapple with is whether the minimum compulsory coverage is sufficient. This content is ...

A former client of Chandlers International Lawyers was ordered to pay costs of an unsuccessful appeal on an ordinary basis, despite submissions by the firm that it was justified to receive costs on an ...

DLA Piper has appointed technology and real estate lawyer Mark Bennett as a partner in Sydney. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. If you check this box before you ...

After a lengthy battle to bring this case to fruition, the hearing for the significant class action against the NSW Police concerning the “lawfulness” of strip searches conducted at music festivals ...

Yes, firms delivering outstanding CX are more likely to earn referrals, win additional work, and even command a price premium. That’s well established. However, there is a misalignment with investment ...

In a recording played to the Federal Court on Friday, 2 May, The Age investigative reporter Nick McKenzie was heard telling Ben Roberts-Smith’s former lover that he “breached my f--king ethics” and ...

Held as part of RelativityFest in Sydney recently, a panel discussion titled, “AI and APAC: What the generative AI research data means for the region”, delved into recent results from an IDC research ...

Last week, Bayside Solicitors released an open letter addressed to the Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) chair Bill Jaboor and members of the compliance audit team, expressing serious concerns about VLA’s new ...

Andrew Green agreed to a reprimand and an order to complete further professional development for filing an affidavit that purported to be witnessed by a colleague despite this never having occurred.