Professions

King & Wood Mallesons has announced its intention to split into separate Australian and Chinese partnerships, marking a notable reversal in the trend to globalised law firms.

The lawyer at the top of WA local governments' contact books will soon retire after decades of service.

WA's largest single-site private employer is celebrating a milestone year.

There's a talent crisis for professional services firms during a period of economic strength and a rising regulatory tsunami in WA.

Cullen Macleod Lawyers has merged with Taylor & Taylor, the boutique firm acting for family-run DFD Rhodes in the ongoing legal dispute over iron ore royalties.

A new national report reveals that gender-balanced leadership can lift company value and retention, but resignations risk reversing progress on workplace equality.

Accounting and financial services provider HLB Mann Judd Perth has acquired A Plus Business Advisors, lifting its business advisory division headcount above 30.

Nexia Perth Audit Services has paid an infringement penalty for providing both audit and tax services to the same company.

The three dentists atop the Australasian Dental Group network are locked in a legal battle over the finances and future of their flagship company.

Perth's P&N Bank and the Brisbane-based Great Southern Bank are in early-stage merger talks that could create a $30 billion customer-owned banking heavyweight.

The Tax Practitioners Board has terminated the registration of former PwC chief executive Tom Seymour after concluding he failed to act with integrity or manage conflicts of interest.

Perth's role in the legal landscape is a continued focus for A&O Shearman after its $5.4 billion merger.

District Court Judge Troy Sweeney will join the Supreme Court of Western Australia bench, to replace Justice Paul Tottle who will retire this month.

Perth-founded law firm Wrays has merged with international intellectual property services business Rouse, making the latter's entry into Australian and New Zealand legal markets.

HHG Legal has introduced a partnership model with profit-sharing arrangements in a shake-up of its leadership and ownership structure, a major change in the firm's 106-year history.

A former PwC partner, who has also held senior roles with Deloitte and BHP, is suing the firm over alleged harassment, sexual discrimination and unpaid partnership profits.

WA companies are turning to part-time executives to manage risk and drive growth in the post-pandemic economy.

The Department of Finance has released its final report into the PwC Australia tax advice scandal, noting ‘significant change' to the culture of firm.

Two of Western Australia's most successful families – the Bennetts and the Martins – have seen changes in the ranks of key advisers to their business interests.

Former Western Australian attorney-general John Quigley has joined Perth law firm Lavan as a consultant, three months after leaving parliament.

The generational transfer of wealth has garnered plenty of eye-popping estimates, with the WA story being about founders.

Law firm Clifford Chance has recruited two partners for its Energy & resources team in Perth, luring in Brett Cohen and Liz Humphry from Clayton Utz.

Experienced barristers have set up a practice on the Terrace, the latest in a string of smaller chambers in Perth.

Changes in the WA legal landscape have shown the concerning gaps present in the access to justice.

Speaking at a Business News event, prominent Perth lawyer Martin Bennett has revealed some of the dangers he encountered in his career.

Prominent Perth lawyers Jason Ricketts, David Hugo and Tony Joyner have teamed up for the launch of an independent firm providing a mix of legal and consultancy services.

Former NT chief minister Michael Gunner brings plenty of experience to a new role as KPMG partner in WA.

Industry leaders insist there's more to be done to promote gender diversity across the board.

A new barristers' chambers, which includes the legal counsel for Wright Prospecting and Brittany Higgins, has moved into the top floors of the former Citibank building.

Consulting firm FTI is set for a boost this week when a group of partners that left Scyne Advisory last year commence at their new employer.

Fortescue global director of communications Nicole Moody will leave the Andrew Forrest-led company, just shy of a year in the role.

PwC has made its first lateral partner hire in Perth in two years with the appointment of Kerryl Bradshaw to its advisory practice.