The High Court upheld a decision granting a farm worker ownership of a property under proprietary estoppel, ruling that his reliance on long-standing promises made it unconscionable to deny him the ...

ASIC has initiated legal action against HSBC Bank Australia Limited (HSBC Australia), alleging systemic failures in protecting customers from unauthorised transactions and scams. The proceedings, ...

Bartier Perry has brought in its first chief transformation officer in Roger Habib. Habib is a seasoned financial services senior executive who has gleaned experience from major banks and a stint with ...

Key Media’s Global Best in Law 2024 recognizes this year’s top legal award winners across the special reports featured in Canadian Lawyer, Australian Lawyer, and NZ Lawyer. In 2024, law firms and ...

Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee introduced a series of bills to parliament to improve the justice system’s efficiency, accessibility, and regulatory quality. The Regulatory Systems (Justice ...

Law student diversity did not drop following the US Supreme Court's 2023 decision to prohibit affirmative action in college admissions, according to the American Bar Association. Reuters reported ...

Last week, Elton Goonan discussed making the transition from Motorsport NZ CEO to Resolution Institute NZ general manager. In the second half of this interview, he tells us about going from pro ...

Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann has highlighted the collaboration between the legal profession and the judiciary to improve the court system as a 2024 “stand-out” feature, reported the NZ Law ...

Legal aid lawyers in the UK are being encouraged to join a support network for those going through perimenopause and menopause, reported the Law Society Gazette. Solicitor Dr Laura Janes announced the ...

Earlier this week, Melanie Vairawanathan shared with Australasian Lawyer her unique perspective on how traditional gender roles have hindered women. In the second half of this interview, she tells us ...

Firms and lawyers faced divergent challenges in 2024, some specific to the law sector and others due to wider influences. There was increased profitability in the sector as the Q3 2024 Thomson Reuters ...