Here, two award-winning lawyers reflect on how they broke away from traditional legal vocational pathways to find success in ways that made sense to them – while noting that, for anyone seeking ...

The NSW Local Government Act does not prohibit sleeping or living in a vehicle, provided the car is parked legally. In general terms, the same applies in ACT and Victoria, although some councils are ...

This past week, as Lawyers Weekly hosted the 25th annual Australian Law Awards, the RBA cut the cash rate, and the High Court issued a handful of significant judgments. Here is your weekly round-up of ...

International law firm Wotton Kearney has appointed the former managing partner of King & Wood Mallesons in Australia, and former global legal services leader at PwC, as its new chair and as a non ...

While legal departments are adopting technology and achieving some results, they are not fully capitalising on the potential benefits of their technology investments, according to a recent report by ...

Now in its fourth year, the annual Women in Law Forum returns to champion positive change for women in law and beyond. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. Hosted ...

Global law firm K&L Gates has bolstered its taxation team with the appointment of a partner from a big four firm.

Chief Justice Chris Kourakis of the South Australian Supreme Court has announced the appointment of six new senior counsel.

The recent High Court decision to toss a solicitor’s common fund orders will apply to every jurisdiction outside of Victoria, which lawyers have warned could place greater pressure on the one state ...

Clearly fed up with the lengthy proceedings, a Supreme Court judge has said there appeared to be no end in sight to the fight between HWL Ebsworth and a client it had negligently represented two ...

Social media app Giggle for Girls and chief executive Sally Grover have begun appeal proceedings in the Federal Court against an August 2024 judgment that found they discriminated against transgender ...

In the five years since he was escorted by police out of a Parramatta law firm, a solicitor has launched proceeding after proceeding but has consistently come up short. His latest attempt to have the ...