Luke Westmore (pictured) has joined DLA Piper, having come over from PwC Legal. Prior to this, he served at K&L Gates. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. He is, ...

The NSW Bar Association has announced that 18 men and seven women have been appointed senior counsel.

National law firm Sparke Helmore has promoted five to the partnership, as well as 32 others to senior positions.

Traditional legal pathway ‘no longer the default’ amid generational shifts Generational expectations are reshaping the legal landscape, with emerging lawyers no longer as interested in traditional ...

Remote NT Housing residents have accused the Northern Territory public housing body of failing to maintain safe and habitable housing in the state after filing a class action in the Federal Court.

In an announcement to media, a cting Attorney-General Natalie Hutchins confirmed the Victorian government had appointed Cecily Hollingworth, Rohan Lawrence, Cynthia Lynch, Jason Ong, and Matthew White ...

At least five global law firms with an active presence in the Australian market have been targeted in the latest business email compromise scam. Lawyers Weekly understands Allen & Overy, Clifford Ch ...

Ainsley Savage has joined the firm as special counsel, bringing with her almost 10 years’ experience in estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. This content is available ...

Sydney-based chronology drafting start-up Mary Technology has unveiled a $1.35 million funding round, in a move it says will help redefine chronologies with AI.

Local neobank Judo Bank has revealed that some of its data have been affected by the cyber attack on BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth.

There is a well-worn joke, Executive Legal partner and head of litigation Jahan Kalantar mused, that just as one should dance as if no one is watching, all legal correspondence should be drafted as if ...

After founding and leading the energy and infrastructure team at Gilbert + Tobin, a senior partner has been poached by rival BigLaw firm Clayton Utz to be its new head of energy.