Chief Justice Stephen Gageler’s recent inaugural Sugerman Lecture was both a centenary reflection and a challenge: the rule of law is sustained not by institutions alone, but by lawyers who recognise responsibilities extending beyond the immediate interests of a client, writes Nathan Buck.

A bar association has criticised a King’s Counsel for publicly blaming Victoria’s “out of control” crime rate on what he claimed was politically motivated judicial appointments.

National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery is opening a representative office in New York, making it the only Australian law firm to have a dedicated presence in the United States.

Further orders have been made to preserve assets linked to an NSW accountant and former solicitor following ASIC’s successful application for provisional liquidators.