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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
Mullins appoints COO and CFO
Brisbane-based commercial firm Mullins has appointed a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer.
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
The 3 pressures contributing to the surge in personal insolvency
There are critical financial pressures responsible for the recent increase in personal insolvencies, a specialist warns, adding that the situation is expected to worsen ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Navigating the stigma surrounding self-promotion in law
In a profession rooted in tradition and formality, the co-founders of an award-winning law firm discuss how Australian lawyers are facing a modern conundrum: the stigma ...
SME LAW • Tue, 03 Sep 2024