Kennedys has lured a team of 16 from Clyde & Co, including three partners, to bolster its insurance practice group, the latest raid on its rival firm.
A report tabled in Parliament has called for the introduction of a federal human rights law to replace the “inadequate” and “confusing” patchwork of state and federal laws, which the Law Council of Australia said was “long overdue”.
A Larrakia Danggalaba man has sought access to documents for a possible lawsuit over the federal government’s decision to greenlight the destruction of an Aboriginal cultural site to develop Defence housing.Â
The Fair Work Commission has found in favour of a union in its bid to keep an email containing legal advice confidential amid a stoush with Peabody Energy and other mining companies over a proposed multi-enterprise agreement.Â
A new report has blasted the NSW governmentâs reliance on the Big Four consulting firms, saying it has led to a âdownward spiralâ of the public sector, and urged the state to never use their services for “core” government work and only as a “last resort” for other matters.
Moves to restore public confidence in the government reviews process are underway after the federal Parliament passed new legislation replacing the “damaged” Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which has been criticised for failing to stop the Robodebt scheme, with a new Administrative Review Tribunal.
The e-Safety Commissioner has expanded its case seeking to have X Corp remove posts that depict a stabbing of a bishop at a Sydney church, arguing X could have done more to prevent Australian users, including children and VPN users, from viewing the videos.
A judge has granted leave to law firm Levitt Robinson to challenge a ruling cutting $1.14 million of its fees from a settled class action against retirement home operator Aveo, finding the appeal was sufficiently arguable.
Justice Tim Faulknerâs âdessicatedâ sense of humour was on display during a swearing in ceremony on Thursday, during which the new judge thanked his colleagues on the bench for their handwritten letters of welcome, one of which he said was âcompletely unreadableâ.
Global Paymentsâ plan to acquire Sydney software company School Bytes Learning may substantially lessen competition, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said in outlining preliminary concerns with the deal.