I examine the “trilogy” of IP cases from recent times in Australia – Bed Bath N Table, Katy Perry, and now Zip Co – to help brand owners understand the importance of IP and the lessons we can extract ...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Sean Spence & Associates director Sean Spence about his work with lawyers, what happens to lawyers once they hit their 60s ...

The growing use of elective egg freezing in Australia is often discussed as a social phenomenon – an adaptive response to delayed relationships, changing family structures, and the biological ...

Swaab has hosted a trainee lawyer from German firm Graf von Westphalen (GvW) in what the Sydney-based practice says is potentially an “Australian-first” training placement, coordinated through the ...

Law Week is a moment to reflect on something most Australians take for granted: that if your rights are threatened, you can enforce them. That if the state acts against you, you can fight back. That ...

For conduct that is “contrary to the practitioner’s duty to the court and administration of justice”, Rajbir Singh – formerly of Chapmans Barristers and Solicitors and Amasons Legal – was found to ...

Non-competes are set to be voided or non-applicable for workers earning below the Fair Work Act 2009 high-income threshold, currently at $183,000, and likely to increase in July 2026, as it does every ...

In recent years, Australia has been steadily rising through the ranks as one of the world’s most litigious nations, with both damages and the volume of cases reaching trial continuing to climb at a ...

In response to an open letter, Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny has committed to a suite of reforms that would allow victim-survivors to pre-record testimony and keep confidential counselling records ...

In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, following the 30 th anniversary of its operations, LEAP acting chief executive Alexandra Kelly says that it means a huge amount for the company to have serviced ...

On Wednesday (15 February), Johnson Winter Slattery filed two class actions in the Federal Court relating to defective engines in a number of Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in Australia from 2011 to ...

Over an eight-year period, solicitor James Loel was found to have engaged in conduct that amounted to unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct. In proceedings before the ...