Jason Ricketts and David Hugo, both former senior partners at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), have launched Chord Advisory, a boutique firm that integrates legal and consultancy services.

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has added a new partner in Sydney, who joins from BigLaw rival Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

MinterEllison has promoted 10 lawyers to its partnership, as well as 14 to special counsel, four to executive director, four to director, 51 to senior associate and eight to senior manager. This ...

National law firm has expanded into northern Queensland, opening its 10th national office, with a trio from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich, who will sit in the firm’s planning environment and local ...

Both the cruise line and a passenger aboard the coronavirus-laden Ruby Princess have failed to appeal a class action over the decision to set sail despite the very real risk of infection.

A Sydney legal practitioner and her solicitor husband will be examined by the Legal Services Commissioner after they made serious but baseless allegations against senior counsel and a District Court ...

An initial class action lodged against the AFL last week is seeing 60 players seeking $1 billion in compensation for life-altering impacts of concussion allegedly brought about by improper mishandling ...

Hicksons Lawyers (nearly 300 partners and staff) and Hunt & Hunt NSW (almost 90 partners and staff) have agreed to integrate their operations, creating a competitive new force in the Sydney market ...

Mid-tier firm Coleman Greig Lawyers has appointed a senior lawyer from Gilbert + Tobin as its new principal lawyer and ...

Baker McKenzie is a Chicago-based multinational law firm that co-founders Russell Baker and John McKenzie launched as Baker & McKenzie in 1949.

A Federal Court judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a proceeding he was recently involved in as senior counsel.

Bill Doogue (Doogue + George) and Perry Q Wood (Australian Migration Lawyers) discuss how purposeful relationships drive growth in focused legal practices.