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Public drunkenness to be decriminalised in Victoria
The Andrews Labor government will abolish the crime of public drunkenness and replace it with an Aboriginal-led health-based response, in order to provide vulnerable ...
POLITICS • Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Satisfaction with law firms at 5-year low
Exclusive research has shown satisfaction among Australian legal professionals has dropped to its lowest point in five years.
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2019
NSW to introduce chatbots to help solve legal queries
One-quarter of a million dollars has been invested into designing and building a chatbot to help vulnerable people solve common legal problems in New South Wales, the ...
POLITICS • Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Why was Pell’s appeal dismissed?
By a majority vote of two to one, the Court of Appeal in Victoria dismissed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction for child sex offences. Here’s why.
THE BAR • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
New categories added for Women in Law Awards
This year’s Women in Law Awards will feature two new categories: Company Secretary of the Year and Indigenous Lawyer of the Year.
BIG LAW • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Lawyers respond angrily to delay on abortion decriminalisation vote
The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state, which has been labelled “an insult” and shows a “lack ...
POLITICS • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Former magistrate to be struck off for child sex offences
A former Queensland-based magistrate has been recommended for removal from the roll in the Sunshine State following his conviction in 2017 for 18 child sex offences.
THE BAR • Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Pell’s fate decided by Victorian Court of Appeal
The judgment in George Pell v The Queen has been handed down this morning by the Court of Appeal in Victoria.
THE BAR • Tue, 20 Aug 2019
Australia does not need a ‘unicorn’ International Commercial Court
The idea that Australia needs a new court for the resolution of commercial disputes should be greeted with some scepticism, says the president of the NSW Court of Appeal
THE BAR • Tue, 20 Aug 2019