Legal and conveyancing firms across Australia are facing a pivotal moment: initiating AML/CTF Tranche 2. These reforms mark one of the most significant regulatory shifts in the property sector in ...

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A Victorian lawyer has become the first practitioner in Australia to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in a court case, after submitting a list of entirely non-existent ...

Global law firm Dentons said it was “inevitable” that a number of its staff would be made redundant after it lost ING Australia’s mortgaging business to MSA National, a firm specialising in the ...

In response to an open letter, Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny has committed to a suite of reforms that would allow victim-survivors to pre-record testimony and keep confidential counselling records ...

This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. Key players: The Piper Alderman deal team was led by corporate partner James Dickson and senior associate Liam Higgins, with ...

Under the Cook Labor government’s proposed Judicial Commission Bill 2026, the six heads of jurisdiction, three community members, and a director will handle complaints about the conduct and capacity ...

Having noticed her colleagues’ mental health and wellbeing were deteriorating rapidly post-lockdowns, barrister Dr Michelle Sharpe used her position on the Victorian Bar’s health and wellbeing ...

The Australian legal market is one of the most AI-mature markets, with 98 per cent of legal professionals using AI in some capacity, outpacing the US, Canada, and UK/Ireland, Clio’s 2025 Legal Trends ...

A self-proclaimed “out loud and proud” law firm based in Sydney’s Newtown has appeared in the High Court of Australia on behalf of Garry Burns. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly ...

The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria will soon welcome new magistrates Caroline Boult, Timothy Greenway, Samantha Poulter and Robert Stary. Their appointments have been congratulated by state ...

HWL Ebsworth has named six new partners, 15 new special counsel, 20 new senior associates, 52 associates, and nine new support staff and business services team members. This content is available ...