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Australia's peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government's latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.

Gilbert + Tobin has welcomed partner Stanley Mok to its banking and infrastructure practice in the firm's Sydney office.

The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria's Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney's light rail construction.

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.

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

A spate of class action victories for corporate defendants might encourage more companies to take their chances at trial, but the fact-specific nature of the judgments means little more can be drawn from the failure of the cases.

A state parliament inquiry is underway into the supply of homes in regional Victoria amid a critical housing shortage.

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

Dentons has welcomed a partner from Baker McKenzie to join its infrastructure, major projects, and energy team in the firm's Melbourne office.