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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 ...
In three articles – all of which Mr Kuksal failed to shut down – Nine’s “A Current Affair” found he was the subject of numerous complaints for two allegedly unregistered law firms he owned, RM Legal ...
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 ...
Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming won her defamation fight against Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto. In this analysis, Lawyers Weekly looks at what the court thought of the former’s reputation, ...
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 ...
The firm has four offices located offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne and Sydney. Macpherson Kelley became an incorporated legal practice on 18 February 2008 and since 2015 has operated as a ...
The scientific brief: Mental Health and COVID-19: Early evidence of the pandemic’s impact, states that “evidence suggests the pandemic and associated PHSMs have led to a worldwide increase in mental ...
The issue was flagged recently in a panel discussion held by the Law Society of NSW, and the World Health Organisation has also recently charted an increase in mental health issues. It is an issue ...
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 ...
This has been seen in the recent uptake of ChatGPT in the Clayton Utz environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practice, as well as Allen & Overy recently partnering with a chatbot lawyer, “Harvey” ...