Ex-Media Arts Lawyers partner Rob Glass launches entertainment law firm with Julian Hewitt

Hewitt Glass counts RÜFÜS DU SOL, Dom Dolla, Abbie Chatfield and Dylan Alcott among its clients

Victoria Magistrates’ Court launches criminal case management system

Portal’s features include electronic case initiation, document filing, digitised records

Federal Court to hear ASIC’s case against mining corporation after case against director, manager

The court based its order on a prospect of inconsistent findings

Federal Court says sole director could not present corporation’s case objectively, independently

Ruling notes he was experienced in self-representing himself in proceedings

HWLE’s new CEO Kris Hopkins shares the firm’s ‘fork in the road’ moment

Hopkins explains why he seeks to ‘honour the past by driving the future’

ACCC takes Amazon AU to Federal Court over Prime subs terms supposedly violating consumer law

The challenge falls under the new penalty regime for unfair contract terms

Gilbert + Tobin leans into pro bono

Nicole Lojszczyk's elevation on 1 July — alongside a charities and social sector appointment — suggests G+T is treating access to justice as a permanent investment, not a reputational line item

Supreme Court of Queensland strikes out negligence claims against firm

McCullough Robertson negligence claim stumbles as court demands more from plaintiff's pleadings

Service Provider Awards 2026 is now accepting entries

Recognising the organisations helping legal professionals perform at their best

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The former Australia country head shares a vivid memory from what she calls a ‘surreal time’

The firm’s former Australia country head shares why she backed Marshall Bromwich as her successor

Ten years in, the firm’s inaugural CEO is clear-eyed about what the next decade demands

The partner explains the negative impact of weak checks and balances

INTERNATIONAL

OpenAI faces suit after bipolar user’s brush with death

It is reportedly the first complaint focused on OpenAI’s impact on the disabled community

OpenAI faces suit after bipolar user’s brush with death
Lawyers slam UK government’s pitch to establish a non-judge body for asylum appeal hearings

The initiative could lead to more errors and delays, a legal director said

Lawyers slam UK government’s pitch to establish a non-judge body for asylum appeal hearings
Women chief compliance officers are more highly compensated than male counterparts: BarkerGilmore

The report also found that many CCOs are unlikely to seek new roles

Women chief compliance officers are more highly compensated than male counterparts: BarkerGilmore
US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms

A&O Shearman is the sole Magic Circle firm that made the list’s top ten

US firms muscle Magic Circle firms off list of London’s highest-earning firms
Pinsent Masons names Hayley Harris first global chief knowledge and AI adoption officer

She was the global director of knowledge and AI enablement at rival firm BCLP

Pinsent Masons names Hayley Harris first global chief knowledge and AI adoption officer

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Final week of Dealmakers of the Year nominations

Don't forget to submit nominations for exceptional dealmakers in Australia and New Zealand

The leading organisations supporting the legal profession in Australia and NZ for 2023

35 legal service providers were named as the best support partners the profession could have

Don't miss the chance to be a top service provider

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What are the best ways to combat employee exhaustion?

Why unlimited time off is a 'giant pain in the neck'