Today
Companies switch on to new ways of staff training
A growing number of employers including law firms are developing short courses known as microcredentials in collaboration with tertiary institutions.
- Alexandra Cain
This Month
Top law firms question AI’s usefulness
The technology, which has been touted as a revolution in legal practice, will streamline basic tasks but is likely to have limited impact on core legal work.
- Maxim Shanahan
Santos demands lawyers pay costs in failed anti-gas-project case
The EDO’s conduct was “so far on the wrong side of the acceptable line” it should have to foot the company’s legal bill, Santos argues.
- Hannah Wootton
- Analysis
- Hong Kong protests
Australian judges looking isolated on HK’s top court
Some Australian judges don’t share their British peers’ doubts about judicial independence in Hong Kong since the mainland’s tough national security laws.
- Updated
- Primrose Riordan
- Exclusive
- Class action
Meet the lawyer bringing a $1b class action war chest to Australia
Pogust Goodhead plans to launch three class actions by year’s end and a further seven in the next 18 months.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Funding
Under-the-radar Melbourne software firm worth $90m after VCs pounce
Atticus has built a roster of clients including BHP, CBA and numerous top law firms for its software that verifies documents are truthful.
- Paul Smith
‘First draft fairy:’ How corporate lawyers are using game-changing AI
Legal eagles inside some of Australia’s best-known companies are training themselves to stay competitive in the AI era.
- Paul Smith
The man who made ‘saintly’ judge lose his cool
A biography of Sir Gerard Brennan reveals the family man who will be remembered for his Mabo judgment.
- Michael Pelly
Lawyers to the fore as courts tighten screws on privilege claims
Claiming legal privilege for post-cyberattack reports is now almost impossible, lawyers say, as courts take a more critical view of “woolly” claims.
- Maxim Shanahan
Clyde & Co slashes partner numbers as cuts deepen
Global law firm Clyde & Co has asked six partners in its Australian arm to leave, as it struggles to turn a profit from low-margin work.
- Maxim Shanahan
Medibank faces maximum $21.5 trillion fine in new cyber hack case
The privacy watchdog alleges the private health insurer failed to protect the details of 9.7 million customers, under a law that provides for a penalty of $2.2 million for each breach.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Gen AI tools for lawyers ‘hallucinate’ up to one in three times
Generative artificial intelligence tools designed for the legal industry make up false or misleading information up to one in three times, a study has found.
- Euan Black
May
Lehrmann files appeal without lawyers
Bruce Lehrmann has told the Federal Court he will appeal against the finding at his defamation trial that he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins.
- Updated
- Michael Pelly
G+T targets Melbourne, start-ups with new partners
The firm is banking on continued growth in Melbourne corporate activity, and is taking a punt on start-ups and venture capital as a new source of clients.
- Maxim Shanahan
Late-paying clients are causing headaches for law firms
Firms are turning to fee funders and alternative billing arrangements to solve their cash flow problems.
- Maxim Shanahan
APRA tightens Mercer’s super licence over risks, compliance failures
The watchdog has forced Mercer Super to bring in external compliance experts after finding several breaches of its legal duties.
- Hannah Wootton
Minters picks up seven partners in PwC raid
MinterEllison is set to hire seven consulting partners from PwC in the largest single raid on the big four consulting firm since the tax leaks scandal.
- Maxim Shanahan
Bullying allegation at Corrs prompts regulator to get involved
SafeWork is “making inquiries” into a complaint at the law firm and has requested access to documents, but Corrs says the regulator has no plans to investigate further.
- Maxim Shanahan
No more ‘go-away’ money as companies take class actions to court
Corporate Australia will no longer pay “go-away” money to avoid shareholder class actions after plaintiff firms lost five major cases in a row, a trend lawyers said would encourage more boards to fight cases in the courts.
- Michael Pelly
- Exclusive
- Class action
Hedge fund betting on class actions banks on $135m profit a year
The fund behind largest litigation deal in history expects to make about $135 million a year from the deal, illustrating the huge profits up for grabs for investors.
- Ronald Mizen
