The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has announced the appointment of its new national president, Ian Murray, who previously served as state president of the not-for-profit member organisation’s West ...

Kieran O’Connell spent his student days honing his love of music by playing in bands. While his passion didn't translate to a career in that field, he found a way to honour it by going into IP law, ...

Michelle Rowland, Australia’s attorney-general, has announced that the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 – which seeks to help discourage family violence, support vulnerable individuals escaping violent ...

With the launch of the Human Rights As We Age Network, key civil society organisations and individuals have joined forces to strive toward the shared goal of promoting the human rights of older ...

Allens has appointed Joshua Anderson, Victoria Eastwood, Isabelle Guyot, Corin Morcom, Llon Riley, Jamie Taylor, Anita Thompson, and Chloe Wilton as partners in the firm’s Melbourne, Sydney, and ...

South Australia has announced that its new child sex abuse laws – described as the country’s toughest laws seeking to safeguard communities from child sex offenders – have taken effect as of this ...

“The new compensation approach recognises shared responsibilities for protecting New Zealanders from scams,” Beaumont said. “Banks are stepping up their customer protections and will be accountable ...

Maddocks has strengthened its government practice in Canberra with the appointment of two new special counsel to its real estate and probity teams. Chloe Costas has joined the firm’s real estate team, ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft ANZ legal head Clayton Noble shared to NZ Lawyer how he went from litigation to tech law, as well as his perspective on how lawyers in Australia and New Zealand are ...

A&O Shearman has attracted litigator Amy Middlebrook from Baker McKenzie. She commenced with the firm this week, bringing considerable experience with complex commercial litigation, financial services ...

DWF has walked away with a 62-strong team from Hall & Wilcox. This follows DWF’s nine-partner coup, which became public last November. According to the firm, the cohort expanded after further ...

DLA Piper, Gilbert Walker, Holland Beckett, Luke Cunningham Clere, Russell McVeagh and Simpson Grierson have teamed up as the six founding signatories of New Zealand’s inaugural national pro bono ...