Law Firm’s “Charismatic Head of IT” Revealed to Be Technician Least Afraid of Human Interaction 19 May 2026 ISSUE NO. 26 SYDNEY — Partners at mid-tier firm Ellison, Grant & Wolfe have congratulated themselves on an inspired leadership appointment this week after...
AI Is Not a Thing Or Why Calling Everything “AI” Is Like Calling Every Fight “UFC” That’s UFC There is a certain kind of person who sees a boxing match, a judo throw, and a spinning back kick and says, with great confidence, “That’s UFC.” Anyone who has trained for...
This session continues last week’s discussion of Harvey v Harvey and s 106-5, and turns to the operation of partnerships as an income-splitting structure in a world where trust distributions are subject to a 30% minimum tax. With the Government’s recent...
Partnership Aspirations Dashed as Firm Introduces Additional “Pre-Partnership” Titles 12 May 2026 ISSUE NO. 25 HOBART- A boutique commercial law firm has introduced a new seniority classification immediately below partner, citing the need to recognise associate...
Last week we turned to consider s 106-5 of the ITAA 1997 and the question of what CGT event occurs when a partner contributes an asset to a partnership without transferring legal title, and how the resulting gain or loss is attributed between the partners....
ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI Another day, another prediction that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is going to replace lawyers. As a lawyer who has been building AI for nearly 10 years, it seems proper to comment. In summary, my view is...
