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 […]
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,
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 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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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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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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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 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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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
The ‘ Hallucinated’ Legal AI Risks in Court A recent Australian Federal Court ruling serves as a reminder to legal professionals about the risks of unsupervised artificial intelligence use in legal document preparation. Melbourne law firm Massar Briggs Law has been ordered to pay indemnity costs after a junior solicitor used AI-enabled software that generated fabricated
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