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Australian Financial Review: More Law Firms Hit...

Hicksons is excited to continue to lead with the highest proportion of female Partners across law firms. Using data from firms participating in the AFR 2024 Law Partnership Survey, the firm was highlighted as having a majority 55% female representation across the firm’s Partnership

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Capital Brief: Australia's Top Tier Law Firms...

‘LLMs shouldn't be used for their knowledge of the law, but rather to streamline legal processes and allow lawyers to redefine their relationship to their work and their clients’.David Fischlrecently spoke to Capital Brief about the legal industry’s move towards AI and how this presents a new frontier for lawyers going forward.

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Lawyers Weekly: Navigating AI Regulation In The...

“AI will ensure legal advice becomes more accurate, prompt, and available at a lower cost” In a recent Lawyers Weekly article, Hicksons Legal Digital Transformation PartnerDavid Fischl comments on what extent Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be regulated, as firms will turn to AI to retain talent and drive efficiency.

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Justice and the self-represented litigant

Justice and the self-represented litigant

The Victorian Court of Appeal in Redzepovic dismissed the applicant’s appeal against a trial judge’s finding in favour of the respondent. The facts of this case are unremarkable however, are worth noting in relation to issues which arise with self-represented litigants.

  • 31 Oct 2016

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Patient fails in appeal dealing with failure to warn

Patient fails in appeal dealing with failure to warn

A recent decision of the NSW Court of Appeal considered issues in relation to a doctor’s duty to warn patients of risks associated with treatment.

  • 22 Aug 2016

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“The customer is always right?”

“The customer is always right?”

Ms Young successfully sued Aldi in the District Court of NSW following an incident at an Aldi supermarket. Ms Young injured her knees and lower back after stumbling over the prongs of a pallet jack full of strawberries which was being unpacked by an Aldi employee. Aldi unsuccessfully argued that its employee made Ms Young aware of the pallet jack and therefore the pallet jack was an obvious risk. A finding of 10% contributory negligence was made. Aldi appealed.

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