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Federal Court gets boost with eight new appointments to the bench
Courts 2024-12-06 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

A Supreme Court judge, a university head, a competition law specialist and a defamation expert are among eight new appointments to the Federal Court announced Friday.

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Lawyers should limit use of AI to low-risk jobs, legal watchdogs say
AI 2024-12-06 12:01 am By Sam Matthews

The legal watchdogs in three states have issued a guidance on the ethical use of AI, recommending that lawyers only use the technology for “lower-risk” tasks like drafting correspondence. 

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Clyde & Co loses another team to rival law firm
Business of Law 2024-12-05 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Thomson Geer has poached two Clyde & Co partners and their teams to join the firm in 2025. Construction expert Phillip Coady will join Thomson Geer’s Sydney office, while financial services regulatory expert Liam Hennessy will join the firm’s Brisbane office. In addition to the partners, 14 lawyers from Coady and Hennessy’s teams will also…

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Silk, federal judge appointed to Tasmania Supreme Court
People In The News 2024-12-04 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A top silk and a federal judge have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, filling the vacancies created by the retirement of Chief Justice Alan Blow and the resignation of Justice Gregory Geason.

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Thomson Geer poaches IP, tech team from HopgoodGanim
Intellectual Property 2024-12-04 5:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Thomson Geer has nabbed top intellectual property and technology lawyer Hayden Delaney and his Queensland- based team from HopgoodGanim.

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Hamilton Locke loses challenge to Sydney law firm’s trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-03 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Hamilton Locke has lost its opposition to the trade mark of a Sydney law firm, with a delegate finding the firms’ marks were not likely to cause confusion in the legal market.

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Maddocks lures leading competition lawyer from Johnson Winter Slattery
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-03 5:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Maddocks has recruited a competition law specialist from Johnson Winter Slattery as a new partner in its corporate and commerical practice.

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‘Crushing’ workloads a pressure point for judicial independence: report
Courts 2024-12-02 3:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Oppressive workloads and underresourced courts are pressure points for judicial independence, and more investment in the judiciary is needed, says a paper released by the peak body for judges.

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Wotton Kearney nabs Clyde & Co insurance partner, team
Insurance 2024-12-02 1:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Wotton Kearney has welcomed a Clyde & Co partner and his team of six to bolster its Sydney-based insurance practice.

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High Court asked to decide when a judge’s copying and pasting crosses a line
Courts 2024-11-29 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a judge’s copying and pasting from submissions in a judgment crosses a line, a critical issue given the “systemic issues of resourcing” in Australian courts.

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