Justice Jonathan Beach said there was a “possibility” of joining the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) proceedings against Optus over the September 2022 data breach with the class ...

Court Services Victoria (CSV), the body responsible for Victoria’s court system, was sentenced and fined $379,157 for the rampant misconduct within the Coroners Court. This content is available ...

Between March 2016 and February 2018, while they both worked on the same matter, barrister Gillian Anderson and Justice John Walters exchanged hundreds of SMS and WhatsApp messages, had private phone ...

In an unsuccessful application to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Waterstreet said the non-publication orders for the two women should be lifted because the “prospect of reputational ...

While legal work is incredibly fulfilling, it can also, by nature, be stressful, exhausting and feel all-encompassing. Industry-wide, we hear that ultra-competitive professional cultures and excessive ...

After spending eight years at Clyde & Co as a partner, Alena Titterton has commenced as a partner in Sydney at JWS. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. She has ...

The emcee, Tom Ballard, an Australian comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer, brought light and laughter throughout the evening. For more than a decade, Lawyers Weekly has brought the legal ...

Emerging BigLaw firm Keypoint Law, which operates a consultancy model and is celebrating its 10-year anniversary Down Under, has launched in the west with a consulting principal hire, meaning it now ...

A proposed law in Queensland, which has sparked heated debate, would grant residents the right to use lethal force to protect their homes. However, this measure has drawn strong criticism from lawyers ...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Caroll & O’Dea Lawyers special counsel Hayley Aldrich and Harmers Workplace Lawyers executive counsel and team leader Amy ...

The first offer, made after judgment was delivered in late 2011, requested Odlum pay her former partner $30,000. Odlum was advised about “potential costs risks” associated with accepting the offer and ...

There are certainly indications that high salaries — such as at the associate level — may be slowing down in the near future, even amid talk about whether “loyalty taxes” could be paid to employees..