Sydney silk Mark Philip Dennis, 60, has been found dead at his Leichhardt unit in Sydney’s inner west on Monday evening, NSW Police confirmed. A report will be prepared for the coroner. His death comes three weeks after he was arrested at Sydney Airport upon returning from Cambodia, where he operated a youth charity. He […]
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Thursday, 5 February 2026 NSW’s world-leading rule-of-law reputation can turbocharge a push to make the state an international jurisdiction of choice for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The new President of the Law Society of NSW, Ronan MacSweeney, has outlined his priorities for 2026 at this evening’s traditional Opening of Law Term function, in the
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Sydney, Australia | 5 February 2026 Baybridge Lawyers has appointed Gus Skavronskas as a Partner in its Intellectual Property and Brands practice, adding significant depth to the firm’s existing specialist capability. The appointment comes in response to sustained growth across the firm’s franchising and commercial portfolio. As client demands regarding brand protection become more complex,
Australia, 29 January 2026 – National law firm Holding Redlich is pleased to announce the promotion of six senior lawyers to Special Counsel and Senior Associate, reinforcing the firm’s continued focus on internal progression and recognition across its national practice. James Stedman is promoted to Special Counsel in the Workplace Relations & Safety team in Melbourne. He has
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The awarding of Australia’s highest civil honour to NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell recognises a life and career focused on vigorous defence of the rule of law. President of the Law Society of NSW Ronan MacSweeney congratulated Chief Justice Bell on becoming a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in this year’s Australia Day
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Lobbying Law Leaders John Bowie, LawFuel publisher Big Law’s lobbying arms just posted their richest year on record, powered by Trump-era tariffs, AI and health policy fights—and a Trump‑aligned boutique has muscled past the traditional K Street giants as lobbying becomes a major new profit source for law firms in the US, UK and elsewhere.
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Australia’s next generation of legal stars isn’t coming from the usual marble-hall suspects. According to Lawyers Weekly’s survey of the 2026 30 Under 30 finalists, the most common alma maters are Macquarie University and UTS. Not the sandstone aristocracy, nor the old-money pipeline. It’s a quiet rebuke to the myth that only a handful of
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Harvey, the legal AI platform that has become shorthand for “serious AI” in elite firms, is expanding its Law Schools Program to Australia, partnering with the University of Sydney Law School and UTS Faculty of Law. From February, students and faculty at both institutions will gain hands-on access to Harvey’s platform, learning how to deploy
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has reaffirmed its status as Australia’s leading legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions, topping two league tables for the 2025 calendar year. The firm ranked: HSF Kramer worked across more than 100 transactions with a total deal value of USD38 billion. Among these were some
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K&L Gates’ Oz Ambition – Not Just Lip Service Global law firms expanding into Australia are nothing new, but those seeking to dominate the Australian law market are less common – K&L Gates is one that has just such plans according to reports. The firm has been laying its foundation stones in Australia since its
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