Site Map for February 2026

Date
Title
27 Feb 2026
Federal Court ruling reshapes film contracts on director moral rights
27 Feb 2026
Sydney office head Marc Kemp takes on managing partner role at global firm Allens
26 Feb 2026
Santos beats ACCR's greenwashing claims over net zero and clean energy
25 Feb 2026
American Bar Association criticizes Trump reaction to US Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
25 Feb 2026
‘Suits’ icon Gabriel Macht inks landmark brand deal with artificial intelligence platform Harvey
25 Feb 2026
Carter Newell promotes five lawyers in Brisbane, Sydney
25 Feb 2026
Hamilton Locke names new managing partner in Brit Ibanez
24 Feb 2026
Online tool helps thousands of amicably separating couples, Australian attorney-general shares
24 Feb 2026
Queensland Law Soc shares AI selection and use checklist for legal practitioners
24 Feb 2026
Queensland Supreme Court accepts child protection litigation director’s jurisdictional argument
24 Feb 2026
Nicole Wearne named Kennedys’ Australian managing partner, James Melvin is new APAC managing partner
24 Feb 2026
A “Group” engagement letter nailed Cocoon Data companies, court ruled
23 Feb 2026
2025 Elite Woman Anne O'Donoghue on why women are important in immigration, human rights law
23 Feb 2026
Solicitors will not be compensated for Legal Aid Agency cyberattack losses: UK justice minister
23 Feb 2026
International Bar Association debuts Nature-Intelligent Legal Services series for lawyers, law firms
23 Feb 2026
Michael Walton on making the jump from the NSW Supreme Court bench to Carroll & O’Dea
22 Feb 2026
Rita Derrick named as chief operating officer of Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt | Holman Webb
22 Feb 2026
Addisons adds commercial real estate lawyer Nicholas Cowie as partner
22 Feb 2026
NT Supreme Court refuses to restrain firm from acting for defendant in fraud case
21 Feb 2026
Federal Court grants AstraZeneca injunction against Pharmacor generic launch
20 Feb 2026
Natasha Paige promoted to head of legal at Lextech
20 Feb 2026
G+T partner Catherine Kelso takes on board chair role at Marrickville Legal Centre
17 Feb 2026
Federal Court hits FIIG Securities with $2.5m fine after data breach
16 Feb 2026
Federal Court enables Ford class members to sell vehicles, retain claims
15 Feb 2026
Ashurst adds Amelia Morgan as partner in corporate, M&A practice
15 Feb 2026
Pearce IP welcomes Mathew Lucas as executive patent and trademark attorney
15 Feb 2026
High Court affirms findings of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office
14 Feb 2026
Federal Court greenlights Caterpillar's RPMGlobal acquisition in 99% shareholder vote
13 Feb 2026
Baker McKenzie takes IP partner Dean Gerakiteys from Clayton Utz
13 Feb 2026
Alison Laird is College of Law’s innovation director
13 Feb 2026
KWM helps Heidelberg Materials acquire construction materials business for $1.7bn
13 Feb 2026
Keypoint Law expands Melbourne litigation team with Nicolina Lademann
13 Feb 2026
Director's fraud charges cause $60m property trial to drop all witnesses
12 Feb 2026
Robert Kerr takes managing partner post at Addisons
12 Feb 2026
Dentons adds Jonathan Stafford as construction partner in Sydney
12 Feb 2026
Victorian County Court welcomes Alison Umbers as judicial registrar
12 Feb 2026
WA Supreme Court denies fourth adjournment in request for removal from roll of practitioners
11 Feb 2026
Future of UK Legal Services Board hinges on new review
11 Feb 2026
IBA class actions committee names HSF Kramer’s Warathorn Wongsawangsiri as publications officer
11 Feb 2026
KPMG’s Matt O’Keefe to lead Wotton Kearney's WK Advisory
11 Feb 2026
G+T assists AI company Firmus on watershed US$10bn GPU financing facility
11 Feb 2026
Competition partner Katrina Groshinski helms MinterEllison as new chair
11 Feb 2026
Insource’s Jenn Little on leveraging AI for smarter searches
10 Feb 2026
Entries now open for Top Specialist Firms 2026
10 Feb 2026
Rachael Ward appointed children’s guardian for NSW
10 Feb 2026
SA Supreme Court adds Katrina Bochner, Kristopher Handshin as justices
10 Feb 2026
Tasmanian Supreme Court’s Full Court denies appeal of disciplinary ruling on lawyer’s representation
09 Feb 2026
Qoria merges with Aura Consolidated Group in $3bn deal with help from Thomson Geer
09 Feb 2026
Former NSW Supreme Court justice Michael Walton begins stint at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
09 Feb 2026
IBA’s human rights institute decries ICE’s actions in Minneapolis, disregard of judicial processes
09 Feb 2026
UK government invites children’s input on new Victims’ Code
09 Feb 2026
Jones Day begins new year with new Australian leaders in John Cooper, Annie Leeks, Dr Niv Tadmore
08 Feb 2026
Victorian Law Reform Commission suggests banning AI use in judicial decision-making
08 Feb 2026
Victorian Supreme Court adds Michael O’Connell, Diana Piekusis, Peter Fary
08 Feb 2026
Queensland Supreme Court awards Philips Electronics costs after claims against it failed
04 Feb 2026
Clyde & Co dodges racial discrimination claims but gets reprimanded by UK employment judge
04 Feb 2026
Global firm Pinsent Masons expands to Poland
04 Feb 2026
Anthropic legal tool jolts share price of global legal data leaders
04 Feb 2026
NT congratulates Gemma Lake, attorney‑general department CEO, on Public Service Medal
04 Feb 2026
Bryn Hardcastle, Dave Filov from Allens to join Clayton Utz as partners
04 Feb 2026
NSW Supreme Court orders payment of funds to successful party in ‘long and tortuous litigation’
03 Feb 2026
Southern Cross Travel Insurance names Sarah Owen as new chief risk and legal officer
03 Feb 2026
James Macdonald is Piper Alderman’s first Melbourne-based managing partner
03 Feb 2026
Sarah Court appointed new ASIC chair
02 Feb 2026
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing UK to launch Winston Taylor in May
02 Feb 2026
TikTok settles landmark suit claiming that social media actively courts young users’ addiction
02 Feb 2026
NetApp’s Beth O’Callahan: In-house counsel can and should play a key role in business enablement
02 Feb 2026
JWS snaps up ex-Clayton Utz national tax head Peter Feros
02 Feb 2026
Creevey Horrell Lawyers absorbs Brisbane firm McGinness & Associates
01 Feb 2026
Sparke Helmore adds partner Paul Calvert, special counsel Martin Kelly
01 Feb 2026
Federal Court slaps $14m penalty on company behind crypto product Qoin
01 Feb 2026
ACT Supreme Court orders no costs to lawyer acting as self-represented litigant