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Mayne v Cosette: Inside Autralia's major MAC battle

Mayne v Cosette: Inside Autralia's major MAC battle

How G+T and Corrs faced off in Australia’s major MAC ruling

Oct 26, 2025

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DLA Piper raids Clayton Utz for tax trio

Global firm DLA Piper ramps up its Australian expansion, hiring three senior tax partners and their team of five.

Oct 29, 2025


Baker McKenzie boosts ranks with double partner hire

The firm nabs Allens’ energy expert Sarah Birrell and KWM’s tax specialist Victoria Lanyon

Oct 28, 2025


Ashurst poaches energy transition partner from G+T

Former G+T partner Lixian Liang returns to Ashurst to bolster its energy transition bench

Oct 27, 2025


Jones Day nabs HSF Kramer partner

Class actions specialist Christine Tran jumps from HSF Kramer to Jones Day

Oct 27, 2025


Vic Bar appoints 21 new silks

Vic Bar appoints 21 new silks

Women make up nearly a third of this year’s senior counsel cohort

Oct 29, 2025

HSF Kramer appoints its first Global Chief AI Officer

HSF Kramer appoints its first Global Chief AI Officer

Ex-Cleary Ilona Logvinova will steer HSF Kramer’s global AI strategy

Oct 28, 2025

Westpac banker wins Fair Work order to WFH every day

Westpac banker wins Fair Work order to WFH every day

FWC finds no reasonable business grounds, spotlighting evidence over blanket two-day office policies as flexible work disputes rise.

Oct 27, 2025

AI beats lawyers at legal research, new study finds

AI beats lawyers at legal research, new study finds

AI tools now outperform lawyers on research — and firms should be paying attention

Oct 21, 2025

“Not fit for purpose”: NSW’s top judge takes on PLT

“Not fit for purpose”: NSW’s top judge takes on PLT

Proposed reforms could slash fees and training time

Oct 16, 2025

“Jobpocalypse” looms over law

“Jobpocalypse” looms over law

Law firms are defying the global downturn in graduate jobs — but even outliers don’t stay that way forever

Oct 21, 2025

INSIGHTS

The rise of law's global elite

The rise of law's global elite

Revenue is rising, but not evenly. The world’s largest firms are sprinting ahead of the pack

Hamilton Locke’s owner plots $200m sale

Hamilton Locke’s owner plots $200m sale

Private equity circles HPX Group as Rothschild kicks off one of law’s biggest auctions

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

Another play in the consolidating gold sector

Burnout is law’s open secret – and it’s breaking young lawyers

Burnout is law’s open secret – and it’s breaking young lawyers

Law’s future is at risk if firms can’t fix their burnout problem

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WHO’S ACTING

Mayne v Cosette: Inside Autralia's major MAC battle

Mayne v Cosette: Inside Autralia's major MAC battle

How G+T and Corrs faced off in Australia’s major MAC ruling

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

Another play in the consolidating gold sector

Corrs, HSF Kramer lead on $420m Seven West merger

Corrs, HSF Kramer lead on $420m Seven West merger

A merger that tests ASX rules and investor patience

Inside ADNOC's failed $36bn Santos tilt

Inside ADNOC's failed $36bn Santos tilt

Why Australia’s biggest-ever cash bid couldn't get across the line

LAW IN BRIEF


Australian Clinical Labs has been slapped with a $5.8m fine in the first-ever civil penalty under the Privacy Act, after a ransomware attack exposed data of 223k patients.…


Justice Beach of the Federal Court confirmed that altering or releasing security for consideration can be a “compromise” under the Corps Act.…


Everyone’s talking about the C word — climate. Three big climate developments are reshaping Australia’s green law landscape.…


The Fair Work Commission found unfair dismissal after an employer terminated an employee who refused a breath test following a work lunch…


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