Between 2016 and 2022, officers from NSW Police attended music festivals to allegedly use their “extraordinary” strip-searching powers to conduct examinations “en masse as a matter of routine”, the ...

According to Axiom’s fourth annual general counsel survey report, Investing for Uncertainty: How GCs Are Building Resilient Legal Departments in 2025, the three top priorities for their legal ...

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 ...

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 an upcoming episode of The Boutique Lawyers Show, James d’Apice, founder and principal of Gravamen Law, discusses why he initially envisioned his law firm as a side hustle. However, he said that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clyde & Co has elevated five lawyers to special counsel in Australia: Kelly MacDonald in Melbourne and Hugh Irvine, Nicole McConochie, Mitchell Jensen, and Mica Cole in Sydney. This content is ...