The NSW Bar Association has followed its Victorian counterpart and joined Australia's premier arbitration body.
Despite a number of lawyers being nominated for Australia Day Awards, the legal profession left empty handed in the major categories.
Law firms and Australian companies are increasingly vulnerable to the US Government's overzealous regulation of cyberspace, according to a visiting information technology law expert.
Gadens partner and Tennis Australia president Steve Healy has been mending fences with former greats to end the local drought at the Australian Open.
Piper Alderman partner Sebastian Greene has advised on a 99-year township lease which will help Tiwi Islanders achieve home ownership.
The lawyer leading the class action on behalf of Storm investors has warned his clients that opting out of his class action proceedings in favour of action initiated by ASIC is a dangerous move.
The jury system must catch up with the realities of the 21st century and criminal sanctions won't stop jurors conducting online research, according to an expert on the civil jury system.
President of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA), Suzanne Hillier, has highlighted the attractiveness of law firms which have abandoned the billable hour model.
The ability to work and study remotely could lure lawyers from the city, according to the new president of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV).
Despite the implementation of more energy efficient lighting systems, energy consumption remains a key challenge for sustainability-conscious firms such as Henry Davis York (HDY).
HWL Ebsworth's managing partner believes his firm has harnessed a unique market between the top and mid tiers.
A leading constitutional law expert believes a referendum to officially recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution will be successful.
The managing partner and two senior partners of a Melbourne law firm have been found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from practice after mishandling over $300,000.
As the world shifts its focus towards Asia, Mallesons Stephen Jaques has chosen to merge with China's King & Wood on 1 March 2012. However, not all of Australia's remaining national firms plan to follow suit.
Middletons has announced it will merge with Brisbane-based firm Flower and Hart, effective 1 March 2012.
