Site Map for October 2024

Date
Title
30 Oct 2024
Ashurst steals Kevin Harris from NRF
30 Oct 2024
US law firm Skadden to close Shanghai office amid changing market conditions
30 Oct 2024
Record sentence for activist sparks concerns over protest crackdowns: International Bar Association
30 Oct 2024
California Supreme Court greenlights new bar exam format
29 Oct 2024
Federal Court finds insurance exclusions misleading under consumer protection law
29 Oct 2024
Felicity Cooper commences as expert advisor at Proximity
29 Oct 2024
McCabes makes way for new principal Kim Waygood
29 Oct 2024
Addisons coaches Consillion on sale to Sesami
29 Oct 2024
$2.12bn Global Switch sale is on with assist from Allens
28 Oct 2024
Clayton Utz to bring in Katie Higgins as partner
28 Oct 2024
Nicholas Stewart takes seat on first-ever NSW Premier's LGBTQ+ Advisory Council
28 Oct 2024
Swings and giggles: Lisa Aitken talks the return of Aitken Legal's charity golf day
28 Oct 2024
Thomson Geer takes on Canada/Australia mining merger
28 Oct 2024
Meg Catalano steps up as Kennedys global managing partner
26 Oct 2024
UK law firms warn of exit from new legal aid contracts without fee hike
26 Oct 2024
US law school applications surge amid changes to admission test and political climate
26 Oct 2024
Delaware Supreme Court allows limited use of AI for judges and court staff under new policy
26 Oct 2024
Ashurst launches transformation risk offering within risk advisory division
26 Oct 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills appoints Nick Baker as managing partner
26 Oct 2024
Sparke Helmore adds Matt Ellis and four others to corporate and commercial team
25 Oct 2024
Judge orders lawyers to apologize for disturbing South Philadelphia neighbourhood with recording
25 Oct 2024
UK court orders Quinn Emanuel to disclose identity of middleman in alleged forgery case
25 Oct 2024
Singapore introduces bill to establish international appeals body for commercial disputes
25 Oct 2024
UK law firm fined for failing to meet anti-money laundering regulations
25 Oct 2024
Nearly a third of private practice professionals use unofficial AI for work: report
25 Oct 2024
Clio's legal trends report covers tech adoption and client expectations
25 Oct 2024
Geoff Farnsworth elected president of Ciarb's Australian branch
25 Oct 2024
Historical child sexual abuse case brought against WA Department of Education
24 Oct 2024
Legal tech company Litera names Avaneesh Marwaha as CEO
24 Oct 2024
Investigation into illicit tobacco trade leads to execution of 27 warrants
24 Oct 2024
New AI guides for businesses aim to make privacy law compliance easier
24 Oct 2024
DLA Piper helps Macquarie Technology Group with $450m secured debt refinancing
23 Oct 2024
AI oversight by humans could become impractical, UK judge warns
23 Oct 2024
New Jersey Supreme Court allows disbarred lawyers to seek reinstatement after five years
23 Oct 2024
UK's Legal Services Board expresses concerns over bullying and harassment in legal profession
23 Oct 2024
LawCPD launches free tool aiming to make CPD tracking easy for lawyers
23 Oct 2024
HFW welcomes Sean Marriott as a disputes partner in Perth
23 Oct 2024
Creevey Horrell adds lawyer and corporate executive Ben van de Beld
23 Oct 2024
Allens guides lenders through BCI Minerals' $981m financing in salt project
23 Oct 2024
High Court clarifies loyalty points to be included in gambling revenue calculations
22 Oct 2024
Walter Sofronoff questions need for universal ethical code at Ciarb lecture
22 Oct 2024
New class action filings continue to decline, KWM report finds
22 Oct 2024
Eight new senior lawyers join Keypoint Law over the past year
22 Oct 2024
Criminology centre reviews child sexual abuse and sexual assault legislation in Australia
22 Oct 2024
NSW government plans to allow change of registered sex without surgery
19 Oct 2024
Hogan Lovells welcomes former Federal Trade Commission deputy chief trial counsel Jennifer Fleury
19 Oct 2024
New Georgian law sparks fears in LGBTQ+ community ahead of Parliamentary elections
19 Oct 2024
UK law firm Simpson Millar reports doubling of losses amid sharp decline in turnover
19 Oct 2024
Velocity Legal: Australasian Top Boutique Firm of 2024
19 Oct 2024
Colin Biggers & Paisley adds partner Patrick Boardman and four others to insurance group
19 Oct 2024
Bird & Bird welcomes partners Bill Smith and Masi Zaki in Sydney
18 Oct 2024
US Law School Admission Test registrations surge by 18 percent
18 Oct 2024
US Law School Admission Test registrations surge by 18 percent
18 Oct 2024
UK Law Commission calls for update to outdated definition of disabled children
18 Oct 2024
US legal sector adds 1,600 jobs in September, reversing spring decline
18 Oct 2024
UK Competition and Markets Authority warns unregulated will-writing and divorce service providers
18 Oct 2024
Proposed merger reform will make clearance process more challenging, Allens partner says
18 Oct 2024
Pinsent Masons expands corporate practice with James Stewart, Roger Hawkins
18 Oct 2024
Melbourne employment lawyers at Maddocks lauded at Law Institute of Victoria Legal Awards
18 Oct 2024
Law Society of South Australia reaffirms support for termination of pregnancy law
17 Oct 2024
Law Council of Australia joins call for universal abolition of death penalty
17 Oct 2024
Law Society Northern Territory urges immediate action to support legal aid
17 Oct 2024
Consultation opens on review of AI and Australian Consumer Law
17 Oct 2024
Rio Tinto, helped by Allens and Linklaters, acquires Arcadium Lithium for US$6.7bn
16 Oct 2024
American Bar Association removes racial references from judicial clerkship program criteria
16 Oct 2024
Disbarred California lawyer sentenced to five years probation for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
16 Oct 2024
UK law firm says its AI system can identify 91 percent of unmeritorious civil claims
16 Oct 2024
Gary Mack to be Law Society of Western Australia's president in 2025
16 Oct 2024
Onboarded, guided by Hall & Wilcox, acquired by UK business software provider
16 Oct 2024
Holding Redlich adds partner Philip Jones-Hope and six others in Canberra
16 Oct 2024
White & Case names new chief marketing and chief innovation officers
16 Oct 2024
High Court rules in favour of Parliamentary oversight in Hobart Airport roadworks dispute
14 Oct 2024
ACCC greenlights Lineage's purchase of Fremantle City Coldstores
14 Oct 2024
HWL Ebsworth supports TasRecycle's leadership in new recycling initiative
14 Oct 2024
Greatland Gold secures $325 million for key mining acquisitions with White & Case's help
14 Oct 2024
ASIC updates liquidator regulations amid insolvency reforms
14 Oct 2024
Corrs steers AZ NGA in $240 million investment deal with Oaktree
12 Oct 2024
Queensland Law Society launches new community legal resource
12 Oct 2024
Personal Injury Commission orders insurer to reinstate claimant's weekly benefits
12 Oct 2024
Criminal Property Confiscation Grants funds support program for vulnerable youth
11 Oct 2024
Solicitors Regulation Authority warns potential fee increase amid new risks in the UK’s legal sector
11 Oct 2024
US law firm Burns & Levinson closure prompts lawyer exodus to regional firms
11 Oct 2024
Virginia lawyer temporarily suspended after guilty plea in marijuana distribution conspiracy
11 Oct 2024
Solicitors Regulation Authority tightens enforcement of transparency rules against UK law firms
11 Oct 2024
Maddocks expands planning and environment team with new partner
11 Oct 2024
Qantas ordered to pay $100 million for misleading passengers on fight cancellations
11 Oct 2024
Clifford Chance guides Photon Energy on sale of solar projects in NSW
11 Oct 2024
KWM drives Sierra Rutile through successful takeover battle
11 Oct 2024
Poonam Puri on the role of in-house counsel in navigating ESG
11 Oct 2024
Mining industry faces growing regulatory and environmental pressures: KPMG survey
10 Oct 2024
Tricon Energy, helped by Dentons, establishes Australia and New Zealand business
10 Oct 2024
Taiwanese banks, advised by Pinsent Masons, fund NSW construction project
10 Oct 2024
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, guided by Allens, sells stake in Vietnamese bank
09 Oct 2024
Consultation seeks feedback on tax promoter penalty laws
09 Oct 2024
International Bar Association endorses first international treaty on AI governance and human rights
09 Oct 2024
Illinois Supreme Court Commission releases study on bullying in the legal profession
09 Oct 2024
US law firm Fennemore launches Project BlueWave to integrate AI into legal services
09 Oct 2024
K&L Gates guides Elka Capital through residential land lease joint venture
09 Oct 2024
How tech-facilitated coercive control can enable stalking and abuse: study
09 Oct 2024
KWM helps Aula Energy with clean energy project Boulder Creek Wind Farm
09 Oct 2024
New Privacy (Credit Reporting) Code aims to better protect privacy of credit info
09 Oct 2024
South Australia Supreme Court rejects review of domestic violence risk finding
08 Oct 2024
The Fastest-Growing Law Firms in Australia | Fast Firms
08 Oct 2024
Fastest-growing law firms in Australia for 2024 unveiled
08 Oct 2024
New report explores growth opportunities for managing general agents in global market
08 Oct 2024
Thomson Geer guides Qoria through OctopusBI acquisition, capital raising
08 Oct 2024
Clayton Utz adds Sophy Woodward, insurance disputes lawyer, as a partner
08 Oct 2024
Macpherson Kelley makes senior appointments: Brad Marland, James Lovel, Thomas Abraham
05 Oct 2024
Former Constantine Cannon and Robins Kaplan lawyers launch antitrust law firm
05 Oct 2024
International Bar Association releases report on AI’s impact and ethical governance in law
05 Oct 2024
US district court orders Iraq to pay former legal counsel for unpaid services
04 Oct 2024
King & Spalding seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its diversity job program
04 Oct 2024
Harvard Law reports decline in students of colour after Supreme Court's affirmative action ban
04 Oct 2024
UK legal sector criticized for gaps in anti-money laundering supervision
04 Oct 2024
Covington & Burling welcomes former US Department of Justice deputy Sarah Harrington
04 Oct 2024
Indigenous women in Australia are up to seven times more likely to be homicide victims: report
04 Oct 2024
Peter Pether, construction disputes lawyer at KWM, to join MinterEllison
04 Oct 2024
WARP Traffic Management, guided by Piper Alderman, acquired by Altus Traffic
04 Oct 2024
Squire Patton Boggs gifts Western Australian public institutions with historical collection
03 Oct 2024
JWS assists Archer Capital in illion/Experian deal worth about $820m
03 Oct 2024
Thomson Geer hires workplace law partner Adrian Wong and three others
02 Oct 2024
WRP Legal & Advisory welcomes Peter Pedler, experienced director
02 Oct 2024
New report compares performance of genAI to senior and junior lawyers
02 Oct 2024
Judge fines New York lawyer for pursuing false claims against Dutch airline KLM
02 Oct 2024
US law firm Taft expands into the Mountain West by merging with Denver's Sherman & Howard
02 Oct 2024
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper joins Squire Patton Boggs as senior advisor
02 Oct 2024
Dentons hires employment and safety partner Jackie Hamilton, two special counsel
02 Oct 2024
Most lawyers are using AI but not many can use it well, says lawyer turned writer
02 Oct 2024
Mills Oakley adds Tamara Heng, Jennie-Lee Schloffer, Tina Tomaszewski as partners
02 Oct 2024
Moulis Legal names Christopher Hewitt head of infrastructure, sustainability, and energy
02 Oct 2024
Federal Court orders EnergyAustralia to pay penalties for misleading electricity pricing
01 Oct 2024
Law Council of Australia recognises positive duty to fight sexual harassment
01 Oct 2024
Hall & Wilcox moves to new and bigger Darwin office
01 Oct 2024
Hamish Fraser, Jason Kwan to lead Sparke Helmore's corporate and commercial technology practice
01 Oct 2024
Colin Biggers & Paisley adds partner Kerry Ioulianou to construction and engineering team
01 Oct 2024
Greenwashing action leads to $12.9m fine, dubbed as the 'highest yet'