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Law Squared Releases New Insurance Litigation Administration System

Australia, Law Firm Technology, Press Releases / August 4, 2025

Australian-based and growing ‘new law’ operation Law Squared, designed to assist in-house counsel, has launched a new administration system to assist insurance litigation. Tetra Claims was launched Tetra Claims with a proprietary claims management system designed to integrate with the firm’s fixed fee claims and litigation model. The firm’s media statement is below – Redefining […]

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Australian Government Legal Panel Shake-Up Doubles Law Firm Billings | Clayton Utz Leads the Pack

Australia, Featured, Law Firms / July 30, 2025

Canberra’s Law Firm Contracts Go Boom A dramatic reset of the Australian Government’s legal services panel has sparked a contract bonanza for select law firms, with some firms more than doubling their federal billings. Top-tier firm Clayton Utz walked away with the lion’s share, locking in a massive $71 million in government contracts, more than

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Threats to judges a threat to justice – From Justice Steven Moore, President of the Australian Judicial Officers Association

Australia, Press Releases / July 29, 2025

Australian Law News Threats against judicial officers are increasing, new data revealed on the inaugural United Nations International Day for Judicial Wellbeing show.Between 2023 and 2024, the number of Victorian judicial officers who sought support to manage a threat more than doubled, with the largest number coming from Magistrates. Based on 2025 reports to date,

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Holding Redlich strengthens Queensland workplace capability with two senior appointments

Australia, Press Releases / July 22, 2025

Australia, 22 July 2025 – National law firm Holding Redlich has strengthened its Queensland workplace relations and safety practice with the appointment of Partner Louise Hogg and Special Counsel Lilian Zhou. Louise Hogg brings close to 20 years of experience advising employers on complex industrial and employment matters. She has deep expertise in matters arising under the

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Crypto Divorce: Splitting Crypto, NFTs and Other Digital Assets

Australia, Briefings, Power Briefs / July 21, 2025

Crypto & Divorce in 60 Seconds Annelies Van Zyl* Remember when “property” in a divorce meant the house, the car and whatever was left in the joint account? These days it can also include a pixel art JPEG worth six figures or a string of numbers locked away on a thumb sized USB. The family

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Qantas Hit with Privacy Complaint After Major Data Breach

Australia, Press Releases / July 21, 2025

Plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn, has filed a formal privacy complaint against Qantas after a massive data breach compromised the personal information of 5.7 million customers. The breach, occurring on 30 June 2025, involved unauthorized access to a third-party platform used by a Qantas contact centre. The exposed data includes highly sensitive customer details such

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“You’re Redundant, Not Pregnant” A Fired Lawyer’s $230K Claim Raises Eyebrows

Australia, Lawyers / July 19, 2025

Reality TV Lawyer Sues for Pregnancy Discrimination Summer Irvin, once on First Dates, now finds herself in a legal showdown with her former employer over claims of unfair dismissal after disclosing her pregnancy. The $230K lawsuit highlights workplace discrimination concerns in Australia’s legal sector. A young lawyer who once charmed viewers on First Dates is

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Australia Law – EY Corporate Law Partner Makes Move to Maddocks As Corporate Partner

Australia, Press Releases / July 16, 2025

Maddocks is thrilled to announce the appointment of Alex Worner as a Partner in the Corporate practice in our Sydney office – a major hire that underscores the firm’s growing national and international reputation in high-value and complex transactions. Alex joins Maddocks from EY, where he spent nearly a decade at the forefront of significant mergers and

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BHP’s Massive Legal Battle Over Brazil Dam Disaster

Australia, Headlining, Law Firms / July 15, 2025

BHP’s Staggering Legal Bills Updated 17 July 2025 Ben Thomson, LawFuel contibuting editor BHP is facing one of the largest environmental lawsuits in legal history following the 2015 Fundão dam collapse in Brazil, with legal costs projected to reach extraordinary levels across multiple jurisdictions. We have reported previously about entepreneurial London-based law firm Pogust Goodhead, co-founded

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Australian Divorce Fund Launches in New Zealand

Australia, Briefings, LawPreneur, New Zealand, Power Briefs, Press Releases / July 13, 2025

Divorce Funding Startup JustFund Expands Into NZ With Backing From Top Family Law Firms A legal lifeline for the “missing middle” hits New Zealand shores as Australian legal finance startup JustFund launches in New Zealand, offering flexible funding for clients navigating divorce or separation — and it’s doing so with the support of several New

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