Consistency needed for power of attorney laws
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for all levels of government to collaborate to establish national uniformity in the laws governing power of attorney to ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Sep 2024
HSF adds tax partner from Allens
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has named a new partner for its Australian tax practice, who joins from BigLaw rival Allens.
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Electoral processes must be safeguarded, says NSW Law Society
Ahead of this weekend’s local elections in NSW, the president of the Law Society of NSW has urged the state government to take proactive measures to safeguard the ...
POLITICS • Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Legal assistance sector receives largest funding increase in 20 years
The national cabinet has committed nearly $800 million over the next five years to enhance critical legal services, addressing the ongoing challenge of gender-based ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Law students on the Right to Disconnect laws
As discussions intensify around the new Right to Disconnect law, legal students and recent graduates have weighed in on its potential to alleviate the demanding nature of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
19 appointed to AAT, 15 to ART
Nineteen new members have been appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunals, and 15 new members have been appointed to the Administrative Review Tribunal.
THE BAR • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
3 new judges appointed to FCFCOA
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named three new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
THE BAR • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
The likely impact of the Right to Disconnect for lawyers
The newly implemented Right to Disconnect laws in Australia have raised questions about applicability in legal workplaces. Here, four senior practitioners unpack the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
‘It will backfire’: Lawyers warn NT government about lowering age of criminal responsibility
Legal experts have expressed deep concern regarding the newly elected Northern Territory’s Chief Minister’s plan to reduce the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
