Michael Pelly

The KPMG inquiry has turned the spotlight on law firms, privilege and the blurry line between independent investigation and corporate protection.

The government wants to protect whistleblowers, and go after the Big Four professional services firms. The trick will be finding the right balance.

Australia could soon see its first $10 million law firm partner, after years of surging salaries at the top end.

Campus unrest came under the microscope this week as the royal commission asked whether universities allowed protest to harden into intimidation and antisemitic abuse.

Mark Dreyfus’ hour-long appearance at the antisemitism royal commission was a reminder of how much reform momentum was lost when he was axed as attorney-general.

The Federal Court's brutal ruling in MacInnes v Wilson shows Australia's serious harm threshold is reshaping defamation law.

The Full Federal Court will hear Torres Strait Islanders' appeal against a ruling that the Commonwealth owes no duty of care for climate-related cultural loss.

Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer has asked judges to “please be patient” and refrain from public comment as they digest the unexpected plan for a new workplace court.

The court handling most wage claims has argued against suggestions of delay, saying cases now take an average of six months to resolve.

Labor's Fair Work Court revives an old union ambition, but there are worries specialist benches politicise justice and leave taxpayers to carry the cost.