NSW appoints first female senior public defender
Belinda Rigg SC has been elevated to the role of senior public defender, becoming the first woman to hold the role, by NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman.
THE BAR • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Global fund manager being advised on $150m acquisition, $240m cap raise
Property, credit and private equity fund manager Salter Brothers is being advised on their acquisition of NEXT Hotel and a near-quarter billion-dollar capital raise.
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Jun 2019
Australia must ‘quickly’ consider adopting a Bill of Rights: Michael Kirby
Former High Court justice Michael Kirby AC CMG has said the time has come for Australia to consider the introduction of a Bill of Rights, in order to better protect the ...
POLITICS • Sun, 02 Jun 2019
Victoria passes new guardian and administration laws
New laws have passed Victorian Parliament which intend to better protect the rights of adults with disabilities to make and participate in decisions that affect their ...
POLITICS • Sun, 02 Jun 2019
Should Australian lawyers unionise?
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Electrical Trades Union of Australia’s national legal counsel, Alana Heffernan.
PODCAST • Fri, 31 May 2019
Principal to pay $170,000 in damages for ‘sinister’ sexual harassment
The principal of a boutique firm in northern NSW has been ordered to pay $170,000 in damages to a former employee over “relentless” sexual harassment, in what the Federal ...
SME LAW • Fri, 31 May 2019
The smarts of using social media
The debate following the Israel Folau debacle has generated a lot of thoughtless advice on the use of social media and what a person can post on their personal accounts, ...
SME LAW • Thu, 30 May 2019
Landers, LIV committee team up for online asylum seeker legal service
National firm Lander & Rogers and the Legacy Caseload Working Group, formed by the Law Institute of Victoria, have collaborated on a new platform to provide ...
SME LAW • Thu, 30 May 2019
Further charges laid in investigation into Brisbane firm
A 35-year-old man has today been charged with fraud and falsification of records as part of the ongoing Operation Stockade, which is looking into the activities of ...
SME LAW • Thu, 30 May 2019
