The Andrews government in The Garden State has appointed five new judicial officers for the Magistrate’s Court.

A recommendation was made to strike off the name of a Queensland solicitor who failed to pay almost $300,000 in superannuation contributions for six former employees.

Queensland-based firm Twomey Dispute Lawyers began with a single lawyer working from a ‘shipping container office’, now the firm has expanded into Brisbane and the Northern Rivers. Establish ...

Siera Data and NSB Cyber have strengthened their existing partnership to develop end-to-end cyber, privacy, forensics and e-discovery services for legal professionals.

Australian private equity firm Quadrant has been advised on its acquisition, and investment in, an Australia and New Zealand construction and infrastructure sector provider. Firm: Allens (Quadrant ...

New academic research shows there is a concerning number of Australian lawyers planning to leave their current employers, with some even contemplating leaving the legal profession altogether.

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.

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 ...

The factual matrix involving Colin Peek is another of the ever-increasing number of cases concerning “informal wills”. That is, statements of testamentary intention that do not meet formal legal ...

In this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with LegalVision, we explore how innovative legal teams can navigate the myriad of legal, ethical, and professional ...

Folklaw, with Lawyers Weekly, consulted with their followers in Facebook to find out why lawyers have such a bad reputation, why they are at the butt end of so many bad jokes and the three main ...

Patricia Cope, Meredith Dickson QC, Catherine Symons and Jonathan Forbes have been appointed as judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCC). This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...