News

• ASIC gets funding boost amid calls for inquiry into Aussie banks

  Turnbull’s government argues a royal commission would merely be a feast for lawyers, and says the money is better spent on boosting ASIC’s powers read more

• Flexible lawyering key to firm survival, expert says

  One lawyer says the Aussie legal market evolution is lagging behind the UK. read more

• Non-lawyers fined for giving legal advice

  Two men charged with engaging in legal practice despite not being a lawyer, have lost their appeal before the WA Supreme Court. read more

• Australasian M&A set for growth despite slow first quarter

  Clyde announces record number of partners… Survey reveals lower pay for female in-house counsel… read more

• Major firm teams up with legal start-up

  One major firm has aligned itself with LawPath in an effort to tap into the start-up market. read more

• Firm nabs two finance and projects experts

  One firm has added two new partners to its rapidly expanding Sydney finance and projects team. read more

• Law Society calls for more judges

  The Tasmanian Law Society is calling for two judges to be recruited rather than just one when Justice David Porter retires next month as Supreme Court tackles hefty workloads. read more

• Asia-Pac expansion for international firm

  Lawyers who sold to Slater & Gordon consider shareholding losses… 24 make partner at international firm… Law firm emails demanded in Ashley Madison hack litigation… read more

• Magistrate hands down Heard verdict

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• Kiwi barrister appointed to international advisory council

  New Zealand barrister and internet law specialist Peter Dengate Thrush, has been appointed to the advisory council and Centre for Democracy & Technology in the US. read more