Australia in ‘dire need’ of a real conversation about freedoms
When we as a nation shy away from tough discussions about human rights and freedoms – as we have done in recent times – we risk heading down a slippery slope.
POLITICS • Sun, 08 Sep 2019
Allens reappoints managing partner for 4 more years
Global firm Allens has reappointed Richard Spurio as its managing partner for a further four-year term.
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2019
The unpaid hours worked by women lawyers
Recent research conducted by Deloitte on the volume of unpaid work being undertaken by women across the board sheds new light on the issues facing females in Australia’s ...
PODCAST • Fri, 06 Sep 2019
Slaters files class action against Westpac subsidiaries
National firm Slater and Gordon has launched a class action against two Westpac subsidiary companies on behalf of “thousands who were short-changed” by the bank’s super ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Sep 2019
Out-of-date defamation laws are failing Australians
Our nation’s uniform defamation laws are threatening our fundamental rights in critical ways, the president of Victorian Bar has argued in a speech to the National Press ...
THE BAR • Thu, 05 Sep 2019
CBP teams up with UNSW for access to higher education project
National firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has partnered with ASPIRE, the outreach arm of the UNSW, to help disadvantaged school students pursue higher education.
SME LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2019
Lawyers, likes and comments: a dangerous cocktail?
Various research findings lead me to a troubling proposition – does social media, for all its personal and professional benefits, also give rise to individual ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2019
2 in 5 young lawyers intend to walk out the door
New research offers a stark warning to law firms: address dissatisfaction levels of your junior practitioners or watch them leave.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Sep 2019
Mandatory sentencing for sex offences should be opposed
Parliament should avoid interfering with judicial discretion, as mandatory sentencing for sex offences can open the door to other unintended consequences, say advocates
POLITICS • Wed, 04 Sep 2019
