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Which top legal minds invested in the neocloud ahead of its ill-fated IPO? Plus: Victoria’s new legal leaders and the High Court – finally! – gets live streams.
Partners at the law firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges have voted to wind down the nearly century-old firm, ending several months of disarray as partners jumped ship.
Morgan AI – named after EY restructuring partner Morgan Kelly – helps administrators quickly ingest messy data, extract information and automate workflows.
The Pittsburgh-based firm has lost 11 per cent of its Australian partners in just 10 months, but its management is vowing growth and lateral hires.
The government’s own consultancy says it’s already covered $15m in spending – and wants to triple in size. Meanwhile, ASIC finds auditor errors aplenty.
Edmund Tadros on the fallout from the firm’s audit leaks scandal and what the government might do to bring the big four accounting firms into line.
Artificial intelligence has made the world of corporate guff even more horrific. Here are the worst words of 2025 – we hope to never see any of them again.
The government’s own consultancy says it’s already covered $15m in spending – and wants to triple in size. Meanwhile, ASIC finds auditor errors aplenty.
A hearing into the Tax Practitioners Board, of all things, turned into high drama for the sector. Plus: EY and Ashurst’s new partners and KPMG’s continuing exodus.
The first independent report into the big four firm’s conduct is sceptical about promises of change. Plus: the fastest consultant over 5km comes from PwC.
Sydney barrister Philip Bates has accused a leading judge of violating procedural fairness and demanded he scrub a judgment from the Supreme Court’s website.
Seeing internet culture explained, patiently, to the venerable court with paper printouts was a joy. Plus: the musical lawyers battle of the bands.
The personal injury giant says it has finally emerged from a wilderness of missteps and scandal, including its disastrous ASX listing and a notorious email.
The three senior partners will take on key leadership roles such as deputy CEO, chief operating officer and chief financial officer.
Frustrated legal sector rockers finally got their five seconds last week at LawRocks, a battle of the bands night judged by the country’s snarkiest judge.
The ex-partners of a legal giant once worth $2.8 billion have hired legal counsel amid a rush to recover part of the value of their stakes in the business.
Boston Consulting Group is being probed by UK tax authorities over the way it pays its partners, the consultancy firm said in its accounts.
A hearing into the Tax Practitioners Board, of all things, turned into high drama for the sector. Plus: EY and Ashurst’s new partners and KPMG’s continuing exodus.
Revenue at the public-sector advisory firm, backed by private equity firm Allegro Funds, fell 4 per cent to $200 million.
The firm will axe the jobs by the end of November to offset an ongoing document misuse scandal and an extension to its ban on bidding for new federal contracts.
The CEO collected $6.7 million, while the former chairman took home $1.8 million, despite both resigning early over the firm’s handling of a data misuse scandal.
The New York firm that helped bury the failed investment bank is going under. What does it mean for Australia? Plus, Legora’s boy wonder comes to Sydney.
The decision marks a huge downfall for the firm, which was plunged into turmoil when a series of top partners left, taking teams of lawyers with them to rivals.
The Argyle Group gathers off-market intelligence for private investors and corporates to expose the unstated agendas and risks that standard audits miss.
A-List US law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has hired restructuring specialists to advise on options that include a last-minute merger or slimmed-down entity.
The first independent report into the big four firm’s conduct is sceptical about promises of change. Plus: the fastest consultant over 5km comes from PwC.
The nation’s leading commercial court is awash in self-represented litigants, the latest in an AI-driven wave of lawyer-less lawsuits.
Ex-PwC dealmaker Iain Yuile leads an influx of corporate finance specialists into the BGH-funded accounting firm.
A run-of-the-mill speech takes a sudden turn as beloved former High Court Judge Michael Kirby says the unsayable: praising Dyson Heydon.
The firm should not be trusted to undertake federal work until it proves its promises of cultural reform are more than just words, a Finance Department review said.
Flights to US delayed across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane; Warner accuses Cricket Australia of sandpapergate cover-up. Follow live updates.
Afterpay co-founder Nick Molnar will walk away from the company he co-founded 13 years ago and sold five years ago for $39 billion.
Major indexes have been unsteady throughout the week as artificial intelligence-focused companies pushed and pulled the market.
This week has laid bare the accelerating housing correction and the arrival of an AI jobs shock. It will be deeply uncomfortable for households.
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