Key Media’s Global Best in Law 2024 recognizes this year’s top legal award winners across the special reports featured in ...

Sri Lankan-born Melanie Vairawanathan took a big risk when she relocated to Australia at the age of 17 to study law. While it ...

ASIC has initiated legal action against HSBC Bank Australia Limited (HSBC Australia), alleging systemic failures in protecting customers from unauthorised transactions and scams. The proceedings, ...

Regulators of the legal profession in NSW, Victoria, and WA have released a joint statement outlining ethical principles for the responsible use of AI by lawyers. The guidance aims to protect ...

The federal government has introduced a new educational resource aimed at enhancing the justice system's handling of sexual assault cases. The resource entitled Understanding adult sexual assault ...

Earlier this week, Thomas Huthwaite talked to NZ Lawyer about being a leader at AJ Park. In the second half of this June interview, the IP expert, who is also quite involved in the arts, shares his ...

White & Case and Allens have advised on a $2.3bn portfolio financing facility for Global Power Generation (GPG) Australia. White & Case worked with GPG, while Allens assisted the bank syndicate ...

The Federal Court ruled that a company is not entitled to insurance indemnity for employee claims over unpaid entitlements, as the liabilities stemmed from pre-existing obligations excluded under the ...

The government has announced measures to increase competition in the banking sector by strengthening Kiwibank and urging the Reserve Bank to prioritize competitive practices. Finance Minister Nicola ...

Richard Niall has been announced as the new chief justice of the Victoria Supreme Court. Niall takes the place of Anne Ferguson, who retires in February 2025. His swearing-in ceremony as the 13th ...

Cooney Lees Morgan (CLM) is commemorating a dozen years of supporting the Tauranga Community Foodbank this year, reported the NZ Herald. Every year, the firm collects food and donates $5,000 in cash.

A new policy, which the government aims to introduce in 2025 through the Employment Relations Amendment Bill, could remove the right of high-income earners to raise unjustified dismissal claims. As ...