Luke Westmore (pictured) has joined DLA Piper, having come over from PwC Legal. Prior to this, he served at K&L Gates. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. He is, ...

Aleisa Crepin (pictured) has joined JWS following nearly nine years at Bakers as a partner. Prior to that, she was a senior associate at Norton Rose Fulbright. This content is available exclusively to ...

BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has added five new partners – Damien Bourke, Kath Booth, Andrew Vincent, Amelia Prokuda, and Elena Stojcevski – for its Melbourne and Brisbane offices. This content is ...

“Where there are disputed questions of fact, which might be capable of resolution on an application such as this, the absence of persuasive affidavit material from a person on the plaintiff’s side ...

Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel ...

In determining whether a woman was entitled to compensation from Allianz Australia for a motor vehicle accident, District Court Judge Ian Dearden accepted her evidence that a vital piece of missing ...

A proposed law in Queensland, which has sparked heated debate, would grant residents the right to use lethal force to protect their homes. However, this measure has drawn strong criticism from lawyers ...

Around November 2020, the owner of an Adelaide roofing company met with his lawyer, John Mark Fitzpatrick, and was told “not to worry” about a contractual claim out of alleged defective work because ...

A former client of NSW solicitor Stephen Friend and barrister Andrew Paterson unsuccessfully alleged they were negligent, misleading and deceptive when giving her advice about two settlement offers ...

“When Guide Dog Handlers talked to us about challenges, nearly 50 per cent of them said they had issues with a rideshare or taxi company in the past two years. Over one-third said their taxi or ...

Shine has promoted 12 to special counsel, 16 to senior associate, and 19 to associate. All promotions were effective at the start of this week (13 January). This content is available exclusively to ...

Commenting on the new appointment, JWS managing partner Jeremy Davis said: “I’m delighted that Alena has joined the firm. With Alena’s appointment, JWS deepens its national health and safety ...