KPMG is staring down contempt of parliament charges after refusing to hand docs to a Senate inquiry probing whistleblower claims. Chair Martin Sheppard is hiding behind legal professional privilege, with Ashurst and Allens instructed to block access. Senate clerk Richard Pye said privilege isn't “a basis for resisting a lawful order of the committee”: The Australian

If you're a disputes lawyer eyeing a US move, now's the time. Bloomberg reckons we've entered the "Prestige Law" era, where lit boutiques punch in the same weight class as Big Law. Milbank hiked associate pay to US$235k-US$455k on 2 June, and over a dozen firms copied within a fortnight, simply because they're swimming in profits. And it's not just your traditional Big Law firms hiking pay. Litigation boutiques like Susman Godfrey and Wilkinson Stekloff are now paying the big bucks too: Bloomberg

Promotion season continues. Gadens and Hall & Wilcox both dropped fresh partner rounds this week, and litigators are cleaning up. Gadens elevated four to crack 120 partners nationally, while Hall & Wilcox promoted three disputes specialists as part of 72 promotions firm‑wide: Point Blank

The ACCC has launched Federal Court proceedings against burger chain Grill'd over its "Tree Day Tuesday" promotion. The regulator considers this greenwashing, alleging customers were misled into thinking every Tuesday burger purchase triggered a $1 tree-planting donation. In reality, the ACCC says only around 4% of Tuesday purchases actually qualified, because the promotion was buried under seven undisclosed or inadequately disclosed conditions. Over five million Tuesday burgers were sold across the period. Charitable or environmental promotions must clearly disclose all material conditions: ACCC

Legora hired Jude Law to spruik "Law just got more attractive", and website traffic shot up 900% in 30 days. The $5.6bn startup is doubling headcount from 650 to 1,500 by year-end, after its client list quadrupled to 1,200 in the past year, including Heineken, Deloitte and Linklaters. At 56x revenue, the valuation eyebrows are raised, but 26-year-old CEO Max Junestrand says he's never missed a forecast: FT