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HWL Ebsworth has named three new partners, 15 new special counsel, 28 new senior associates, 14 associates, and eight new support staff and business services team members. This content is available ...

President Ruth Higgins SC on Friday (4 October) announced that 18 men and eight women have been appointed to senior counsel. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members.

Ambitious large firms are increasingly challenging the longstanding dominance of the nation’s elite big eight, a new report from Thomson Reuters has shown. This content is available exclusively to ...

It is rare to see it. But when it happens, it can change a career. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. I was a junior lawyer at the time, as I followed Robert ...

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) has found David Hunter guilty of disbursing funds from his trust account despite a written undertaking that he would not until a matter was resolved.

We live in a world of extreme technological interference where tribalism is encouraged, popular discourse is polarised, and the growing magnetism of the right is upheaving our shared geopolitical and ...

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Seven of the 11 new magistrates specialise in criminal law and four specialise in civil law. They are Imad Abdul-Karim, Rodney Brender, George Breton, Kathy Crittenden, Cate Follent, James Gibson, ...

Baker McKenzie has elevated one partner, eight special counsel and 14 senior associates in Australia as part of its global promotions round, as well as added a senior lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright ...

Ms Listar has extensive experience in the investment management industry from her previous positions at Maven Securities, Morgan Stanley, Herbert Smith Freehills, and BT; with a background that spans ...