A spokesperson for DibbsBarker has confirmed that the long-standing mid-tier firm will not be operating beyond 30 April 2018. This coincides with this morning’s news that global heavyweight Dentons ...

The Supreme Court of South Australia removed Robert Bruce Harrap’s name from the roll of practitioners on Friday (26 July), four years after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and two counts ...

The NSW-based leadership team of Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers has left the East Coast-based firm to start HFK Lawyers, which will be Sydney-based and with a national footprint. This content is ...

Just over 7,500 university students handed a testamur last year were eligible for admission to practise law in Australia. This cohort comprised graduates who fulfilled the requirements of either an ...

In an announcement to media, acting Attorney-General Natalie Hutchins confirmed the Victorian government had appointed Cecily Hollingworth, Rohan Lawrence, Cynthia Lynch, Jason Ong, and Matthew White ...

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 ...

The NSW Supreme Court awarded Luke Brett Moore $456,160 in damages for his malicious prosecution on charges that arose from a false statement made by Senior Constable Daniel Keneally, including ...

Sparke Helmore has joined forces with Woods Prince Lawyers (WPL), a Brisbane-based specialist corporate and commercial law firm, which will see the BigLaw player’s local corporate and commercial team ...

Andrea Joyce is being promoted to partner, and Blake Fowler is taking up the role of general manager as the firm moves to continue its growth following the establishment of two new offices located in ...

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 ...

This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. Key players: The multi-jurisdictional and cross-practice team was led by Australian corporate partner David Ryan and ...

In mid-March, the Australian Federal Police announced the launch of Taskforce Avarus, a new multi-agency operation to target criminals who it said are laundering tens of millions of dollars in ...