A retiring Federal Court judge who served on the bench for almost two decades has railed against court fees āthat no ordinary person can affordā and overly complex legislation, including the Corporations Act, which he called a “blight on our community”.
Global law firm Kennedys has bolstered its insurance practice with the appointment of Clyde & Co’s managing partner in Australia.
Thomson Geer has raided the property team of competitor M+K, luring a team of six, including two partners.
Law firm Wotton + Kearney has become the latest firm to beef up its cybersecurity practice, luring special counsel Nick Martin from EY Law.
Warning that board directors need to “up the ante” in their company’s cyber preparedness, Clayton Utz has appointed a Big Four partner to lead the firm’s strengthened cyber and data governance practice.
New High Court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler was lauded by a group of legal luminaries at a swearing in ceremony, where he was described as the āunbackable favouriteā for the countryās highest legal post and āthe judgeās judgeā.
Dentons has snagged a former principal at intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson to join its patents team in Sydney.Ā
The digitisation of healthcare has left the industry particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and protecting consumers from breaches is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector, according to a new health law partner at Wotton + Kearney.Ā
Thomson Geer has snagged a Clayton Utz special counsel to bolster its tax practice.
Several class action counsel and an IP expert are among twenty-five new silks appointed in Victoria.