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King & Wood Mallesons has made a key hire, luring a competition pro who worked on the ACCC's merger reform team just months before a new mandatory merger review framework is set to take effect.
The Federal Court is in no rush to issue guidelines on the use of AI in court proceedings, as other courts have done, despite its wide adoption in the legal profession and uses that have already raised judges' hackles.
The High Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a doctor who says the law of unjust enrichment entitles him to over $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum that his lawyers repaid to him amid a fight about his legal fees.
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K&L Gates has hired a White & Case partner with over 25 years of experience on major projects to join its Melbourne office.
A complaint by a former staff member against a former Federal Court judge was unsubstantiated, an independent investigation has found.
A barrister who sent rude and intimidating emails to a domestic violence victim has been reprimanded.
Two barristers have been reprimanded for an offensive notice posted in the lifts of a Melbourne chambers, in an incident a judge said showed a "serious lapse" in judgment.
A stay of a barrister's suspension remains in place despite claims she failed to lodge eight tax returns, with a tribunal saying non-compliance with tax obligations did not necessarily render a lawyer unfit to practice.
An automotive law expert has joined Moray & Agnew as a partner in the firm's corporate and commercial practice.