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The PB Brief

🚨 Law's biggest story

🚨 Law's biggest story

PB Rewind – Top 10 stories of the year

Dec 22, 2025

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8 min read

🚨 Big Law merges

🚨 Big Law merges

ASIC cracks ASX, Fortescue buys copper, brain rot, NRF promotes

Dec 15, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Mid-tiers surge

🚨 Mid-tiers surge

Reddit fights ban, Insolvencies fuel deals, Mallesons' "top-tier" strategy

Dec 12, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Judicial feud erupts

🚨 Judicial feud erupts

Dentons reunites, disputes clause bites, ACCC blocks bid, BHP's deal

Dec 11, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 Mallesons split

🚨 Mallesons split

G+T adds litigator, CBA's record penalty, patent overturned, M&A booms

Dec 10, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 KPMG probe

🚨 KPMG probe

In-house cut spend, leaders manage burnout, Paramount's hostile bid

Dec 9, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 KC caught by AI

🚨 KC caught by AI

Law firms on Netflix deal, BHP settles $110m, teens face life

Dec 8, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 Judge, prosecutor fight

🚨 Judge, prosecutor fight

HC hears teen ban, delay kills claim, Legal AI showdown, Uber's tax appeal

Dec 5, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Grads chase prestige

🚨 Grads chase prestige

AI errors reprimanded, disputes work surges, Vic axes public jobs

Dec 4, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Lawyer leave ranked

🚨 Lawyer leave ranked

Best city for leave, Ashurst enters Africa, Google's penalty, Lehrmann appeal

Dec 3, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Grad pay freeze

🚨 Grad pay freeze

Allens lifts headcount, KPMG target AI cheating, new Chief Judge

Dec 2, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Private-practice v in-house pay

🚨 Private-practice v in-house pay

Bar pay gap, degree doubts rise, gold merger chatter, banks axe jobs

Dec 1, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 Bar's diversity backlash

🚨 Bar's diversity backlash

CJ wants overhaul, EY says leaders lag, restraints scaled back, investment boom

Nov 28, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 G+T tops grad rankings

🚨 G+T tops grad rankings

Bar cuts diversity, SA morale sinks, teens go to High Court

Nov 27, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 BigLaw bonus war

🚨 BigLaw bonus war

Baker nabs from HSF, ASIC sues CEO, Legal tech hits NYC

Nov 26, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Lawyer spend revealed

🚨 Lawyer spend revealed

Daily costs in major cities, Uni rankings drop, NDA laws tighten

Nov 25, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 Corrs goes sky-high

🚨 Corrs goes sky-high

Gageler’s AI warning, Ashurst's lawyers, Mayne bid killed, AGL sells

Nov 24, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Bonuses hit $140k

🚨 Bonuses hit $140k

Cosette threat backfires, dismissals up, workplace spying banned

Nov 20, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 EY axes jobs

🚨 EY axes jobs

Primer on privilege, Optus hit again, Ashurst's AI bet, Meta wins case

Nov 19, 2025

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13 min read

🚨 Ashurst’s $2.7bn US merger

🚨 Ashurst’s $2.7bn US merger

The law firm mega merger, Hanson appeals, Westpac under fire

Nov 18, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Ashurst merger

🚨 Ashurst merger

BHP’s class action loss, M&A fights escalate, A&O settles, protest turns legal

Nov 17, 2025

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11 min read

🚨 KWM partners defect

🚨 KWM partners defect

ASIC’s 2026 blitz, AI lawyer escapes, Bar burnout

Nov 14, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 BigLaw recruiting hack

🚨 BigLaw recruiting hack

Minters poaches PE boss, ANZ settlement slammed, new treaty

Nov 13, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 WFH backlash

🚨 WFH backlash

PB giveaway, Christian porter returns, merger laws slammed

Nov 12, 2025

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12 min read

🚨 Slaters profit surge

🚨 Slaters profit surge

Fired for job hunting, WA's silks, Humm board spill

Nov 11, 2025

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11 min read

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