In addition to Hibbins’ re-election, the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) will keep Tom Ballantyne and Louisa Gibbs on as deputy presidents. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly ...

The Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT) settled proceedings between the Legal Services and Complaints Committee (LSCC) and solicitor Victor Vui Tet Lo, who was accused of ...

Brisbane-based firm Waller Family Lawyers were told they could not recover $12,468 from former client Eugene McAuley, a lawyer who had “little or no experience” in the family law space. This content ...

In the last two years, there have been some 6,800 dog attacks across 13 council areas in Queensland, with more than 415 dog attacks across the Sunshine Coast and Noosa in the past 12 months. This ...

IDP Lawyers promoted Stephanie Ng to the role of partner in a move it said recognises her emerging leadership and consistent delivery of “excellent outcomes” for government clients. This content is ...

When loan specialist company Prospa Advance terminated a retainer for the provision of legal services around May 2022, Francom Legal turned to the NSW Supreme Court for bargain damages. This content ...

For the week from 18 to 22 August, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them): This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. The name of ...

The Supreme Court of Western Australia set aside the convictions and sentence recorded against Nillo Piccinin, a man who was charged – but ultimately cleared – of engaging in legal practice by ...

Herbert Smith Freehills Melbourne-based partner Jason Jordan and Sydney-based partner Philip Hart joined host Jerome Doraisamy on a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss what makes a ...

Avery Truong has been elevated from associate to senior associate in the commercial team, after joining the firm in 2020 as a law clerk. Elma Li (intellectual property), Emily Burgess (tax, corporate, ...

Alongside four other directors, new hire Terri Mottershead will head up Ashurst Advance’s digital transformation and assist the NewLaw offering with its delivery of the “next generation of legal ...

Massar Briggs Law was ordered by the Federal Court of Australia to personally pay costs for submitting a native title summary document that contained citations that were either incorrect or did not ...