Law Firms

Thomsons has lured an employment partner from MinterEllison and a commercial property partner from Finlaysons to join its team in Adelaide.

Maddocks has elevated a construction partner with over 20 years of experience at the firm to serve as its next CEO. 

The Australian Tax Office is challenging a decision for Shell over a $99 million capital gains assessment in the energy giant's sale of its Woodside stake.

The High Court has found that an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, tossing an appeal by the ATO.

An appeals court has knocked back a constitutional challenge by the developers of a $38 million residential development seeking to set aside an adjudication determination on the basis that the Victorian SOP Act conflicts with the Australian Consumer Law. 

After it was found to have engaged in misleading conduct over its 'Down Down' discount campaign, Coles may face a single hearing on the punishment to be meted out to it in the ACCC's case and a companion class action.

Former One Nation politician Mark Latham has failed in his appeal of a ruling that he defamed independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a homophobic tweet and owes $140,000 in damages.

Partners from Allens and Ashurst and senior executives at Lendlease are among those appearing at next week's parliamentary committee inquiry into KPMG's misuse of client data.

CMC Markets wants a class action to fork over $8.6 million more in security after substantially amending its case, which alleges the financial services firm issued complex, risky derivatives that were not appropriate for retail investors.

Mallesons has promoted nine lawyers to its partnership, leaning into its strength as a go-to firm for the country's major banks by promoting four lawyers in its banking and finance practice, in addition to elevating two IP litigators.