Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.
The government has proposed tougher penalties to crack down on the improper use of legal professional privilege claims in Commonwealth investigations.
Lawyerly will be closed from 24 December until 6 January.
Retiring NSW Court of Appeal judge Richard White has been praised for his legal prowess and passion for cricket in a farewell ceremony attended by Sydney’s legal luminaries.
Over objections from the Law Council, the ACCC has updated its cartel immunity policy to bar lawyers for companies seeking immunity from interviews with applicants for derivative immunity.
Hall & Wilcox has recruited a partner to lead the firm’s newly-established Commonwealth Freedom of Information, information release and privacy practice.
Eight months after a judge dismissed a defamation case by Bruce Lehrmann, Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson are still bickering over her $1.8 million legal bill.
A group of leading partners that departed Corrs Chambers Westgarth months ago has turned up at King & Wood Mallesons, in a coup for KWM’s employment practice.
Former state Liberal MP Moira Deeming has won $300,000 in damages against Victorian party leader John Pesutto over statements found to have falsely conveyed she had links to neo-Nazis.
Proposed new regulations would give the ACCC a boost in targeting anti-competitive conduct by digital platforms, but a “big gap” remains in its powers, an expert told Lawyerly.