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‘Long-awaited breakthrough’: Lawyers welcome Victoria’s new vicarious liability laws

New Victorian laws will expand the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse, which will effectively overturn the precedent set by Bird v DP.

BIG LAW • Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Lessons from Bunnings’ successful face-recognition appeal

Despite being found to have contravened Australian Privacy Principles in its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) at its stores, Bunnings wins appeal to roll out ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Termination lessons from Amazon’s email blunder, layoff of 16k roles

This week, senior leadership at Amazon confirmed job cuts impacting 16,000 roles, with plans to “strengthen” the organisation by “reducing layers, increasing ownership, ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Feb 2026

CEO alleged to have used discriminatory language loses appeal

The chief executive of Cobowra Local Aboriginal Land Council has lost his application for a stay on a disciplinary action decision after he alleged misconduct against NSW ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Feb 2026

Migration appeal reforms ‘an important step towards efficiency’

The federal government has proposed new reforms that will change the way migration decisions are reviewed, impacting students, employers, and migrants across Australia.

BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Dec 2025

A senior judge on the ‘human imprint’ of community

At October’s Minds Count Foundation Annual Lecture, Judge Michael Allen, Chief Magistrate of the Local Court of NSW, spoke about loneliness, isolation, and wellbeing in ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Dec 2025

Baker McKenzie appoints new head of project finance in Melbourne

BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie has welcomed a new head of project finance and partner, Miles Wadley, to its banking and finance practice in Melbourne.

BIG LAW • Sun, 30 Nov 2025

Intimacy, isolation, fear: A chief judge’s take on remote practice

At last month’s Minds Count Foundation Annual Lecture, Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris of the Local Court of the Northern Territory spoke about her experiences with fear, ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Nov 2025

‘Strong pipeline’ Asian Australian lawyers at junior levels not translating at senior levels

Although there has been a rise in the proportion of Asian Australians in the profession, there is far below population-level representation in the upper ranks of legal ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Nov 2025