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Lawyer who used ChatGPT for case citations referred to legal watchdog
AI 2025-02-04 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lawyer who included ‘hallucinated’ citations from ChatGPT in material submitted to the court in a migration appeal has been referred to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner.

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Wotton Kearney lures Clayton Utz lawyer to expand government practice
Business of Law 2025-02-04 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Public sector expert and experienced litigator Clare McNamara has joined Wotton Kearney as a partner in the firm’s Canberra office.

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NSW Supreme Court relaxes blanket ban on AI
AI 2025-02-03 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW Supreme Court has relaxed its blanket ban on the use of AI in proceedings, clarifying its new rules don’t apply to discovery or the generation of certain materials by closed model AI systems.

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Johnson Winter Slattery snags health and safety ace from Clyde & Co
Business of Law 2025-02-03 4:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A health and safety law specialist has joined Johnson Winter Slattery as partner after working at Clyde & Co for almost a decade.

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Large swath of Australia’s chief legal officers don’t report to the big boss
Business of Law 2025-01-31 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

Just over half of Australia’s chief legal officers report to company CEOs, compared to almost 80 per cent of top in-house counsel globally, according to a new report.

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HWL Ebsworth had legitimate interest in expelling older partner: appeals court
Business of Law 2025-01-30 4:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has overturned a ruling that HWL Ebsworth invalidly expelled a capital partner in 2020 and rejected claims the firm improperly sought to exclude him from a proposed IPO. 

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Herbert Smith Freehills commodities partner joins HFW
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-01-23 11:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Law firm HFW has welcomed former Herbert Smith Freehills energy M&A partner Graeme Gamble to its Perth office.

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Jones Day grows corporate practice with partners from Hogan Lovells
Corporate 2025-01-22 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two corporate partners from rival Hogan Lovells to join its transactions team in Sydney.

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‘I have taken it all’: Lawyer struck off roll after gutting trust account
Legal Ethics 2025-01-20 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney lawyer who was found to have fleeced nearly $500,000 from his clients’ trust accounts has been declared unfit for the profession.

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Pinsent Masons nabs lawyers from DLA Piper, Norton Rose
Business of Law 2025-01-20 4:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Pinsent Masons has hired two special counsel to boost its corporate and planning and environment practice areas.

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