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Ashurst adds two partners to Perth team
Business of Law 2024-06-13 3:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured two partners from competing firms to join its Perth office, bolstering its restructuring and investigations offerings for clients in the energy sector.

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Four judges make King’s Birthday Honours for service to the law
Courts 2024-06-11 10:42 pm By Andy Sidler

Four judges made this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list for their service to the law and the judiciary. 

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MinterEllison nabs energy and resources expert from Dentons
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-04 11:08 pm By Andy Sidler

MinterEllison’s Perth office has welcomed a new energy and resources expert from Dentons, fleshing out the firm’s Western Australian capabilities. 

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Kennedys raids Clyde & Co’s insurance team
Business of Law 2024-06-03 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Barrister noted for ‘dessicated’ humour sworn in as judge on NSW Supreme Court
Courts 2024-05-23 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Justice Tim Faulkner’s “dessicated” 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 “completely unreadable”.

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NSW Supreme Court top judge worries about ‘slide in public respect’ for courts
Courts 2024-05-17 10:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed concerns about a “slide in public respect” for institutions such as the court and the creeping phenomenon of “truth decay”.

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Thomson Geer expands WA presence with Perth boutique merger
Construction 2024-05-10 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Thomson Geer is set to nab four partners and 19 staff in a merger with boutique Perth-based firm Tottle Partners, expanding the national firm’s presence in Western Australia.

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Veteran information regulator to take the reins at OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-09 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A veteran regulator with decades of government experience has been appointed to lead the Office of the Australian Information Commission amid a major overhaul of privacy laws and simmering controversies over AI, children’s privacy and data security.

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Go-to barrister for ASIC appointed judge on NSW Supreme Court
Courts 2024-05-02 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading commercial barrister who represented ASIC in its first fees-for-no-service case stemming from the banking royal commission has been appointed a judge on the NSW Supreme Court.

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Jones Day beefs up financial markets practice in Australia
Corporate 2024-04-23 1:35 pm By Andy Sidler

Jones Day is growing its domestic financial markets team with the recruitment of a partner from Baker McKenzie and the transfer of a 17-year veteran from the firm’s London office.

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