The client of Jonathan Hai Song Lu, principal of SHL and Associates, reportedly told him he would “make an easy $50,000” if he loaned her $300,000 so her company could demonstrate solvency in ...

Rebecca Bellamy, senior member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, said that while it may not make as much money, there is a “good measure of integrity” in the firms that refuse futile visa ...

Shivesh Kuksal, 30, was recently outed by a Nine publication for allegedly using his furniture company, Apex Logistics Solution, to hold customers’ furniture for ransom to then send them threatening ...

Despite her strong objections, West Australian Magistrate Catherine Crawford was shifted out of full-time work in the Children’s Court and “made available” to the Magistrates Court from mid-2022 on ...

In a decision handed down on Thursday (12 December), Justice David O’Callaghan of the Federal Court of Australia found statements made by Pesutto in the days and weeks following Deeming’s attendance ...

While legal work is incredibly fulfilling, it can also, by nature, be stressful, exhausting and feel all-encompassing. Industry-wide, we hear that ultra-competitive professional cultures and excessive ...

Macpherson Kelley is a commercial law firm focused on the mid market with offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne and Sydney. The firm has four offices located offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, ...

According to research from the World Health Organisation, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to 27.6 and 25.6 per cent in depression and anxiety, respectively, across the world. This content is available ...

Exhaustion and burnout is an issue for lawyers that is garnering increasing public attention. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. The issue was flagged recently in ...

David Kelvin Downey, of Downeys Lawyers, has been found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to pay a $3000 fine, in addition to the reprimand, for failing to comply with an undertaking. This ...

Following seven years as a judge of appeal for criminal and civil matters in the Supreme Court’s trial division, Chief Justice Richard Niall stepped into the top job to replace Chief Justice Anne ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have, so far this year, had a massive impact on the legal profession, as platforms like ChatGPT continue to make global headlines. This content is available ...