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Wollongong lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct
A Wollongong-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct in what was described as a “disturbing” and consistent failure to acknowledge an obligation ...
SME LAW • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
Child abuse survivors now able to sue institutions in NSW
A “legal roadblock” preventing thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse in NSW from suing churches and other institutions in which their abuse occurred has been ...
POLITICS • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
‘Poor perception of lawyers’ needs to change, says new SA Law Soc president
Law societies have important roles as regulators and advocates for the profession, and thus it is crucial that negative impressions of the legal profession be improved by ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
Caution needed for proposed sex offender register
Only offenders who pose a demonstrable risk to children should have to be listed on a National Public Register of Child Sex Offenders, according to a national legal ...
POLITICS • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
New Year’s resolutions for law students
Too often, law student Flynne Tytherleigh writes, law students are afraid of disappointment, and thus shy away from adversity that can be avoided.
SME LAW • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
Morrison must make good on promise to remove religious exemptions
A national legal advocacy group has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to give immediate effect to his pledge from last year to remove religious exemptions to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 08 Jan 2019
Expansion of free speech laws may infringe upon other human rights
In its submission on the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Insult and Offend) Bill 2018, NSW Bar Association has argued that the removal of constraints on certain ...
POLITICS • Tue, 08 Jan 2019
Allens elevates 12 to senior associate
Twelve lawyers at global firm Allens have been promoted to the role of senior associate, effective from the beginning of this year.
BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Jan 2019
What does a typical day look like for in-house counsel?
In a blog post, Coca-Cola Amatil legal counsel Jessie Porteus outlined what up-and-coming lawyers can expect from life in-house.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Jan 2019