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In a market announcement on the afternoon of Friday, 28 April, national plaintiff law firm Slater & Gordon (ASX: SGH) noted that it was set to be removed from the official list at the close of trading ...
Mellor Olsson Lawyers, an independent firm based in South Australia, has appointed a chief executive officer.
A former client of BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth has been found to have lost an opportunity to develop a property because of a “negligent failure” by the firm, alleged to have lost the former client $130 ...
A barrister who sued Nine for falsely suggesting she was a dog thief failed to overturn an order for the damages to be paid into court until a fee dispute with her former solicitors has been decided.
Gilbert + Tobin is the 2016 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Firm of the Year and the 2017 Financial Times’s Most Innovative Law Firm in the Asia-Pacific and Australia.
In 2025, the legal services marketplace remains highly competitive, set against a backdrop of persistent high inflation, an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, and an impending federal election.
In the looming “new normal”, there are opportunities that abound for the emerging generation of leaders to step up and stand out in a modernised yet still competitive legal landscape. Having a deeper ...
As rising demands and competing responsibilities increasingly stretch corporate counsel, Conga’s director of strategy, innovation, and transformation highlights the real-time challenges legal ...
For the Brisbane legal market, the 2032 Olympic Games will be a “catalyst” for ongoing growth. However, some argue that momentum was already underway – and that this growth will continue beyond the ...
Two lawyers and a conveyancer have moved from Gadens to McGilvray, a commercial firm based in Canberra.
The marriage between Norton Rose Fulbright and Henry Davis York is believed to be off to a rocky start, with reports emerging that unhappy partners post-merger announcement are shedding from both ...
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, ...