Encryption access laws cannot be rushed or politicised
The Law Council of Australia has argued that Federal Parliament must not rush consideration of “complex and unprecedented” encryption access laws, warning of the very ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Legal institutions and lawyers react to new royal commission
The Australian legal profession is having its say on Victoria’s newly-announced royal commission into the management of police informants, following the raising of ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
New royal commission announced in wake of questions about barrister informant
The Andrews government has announced it will establish a royal commission to independently inquire into Victoria Police’s recruitment and management of one of its ...
POLITICS • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Why law students will benefit from getting involved
Rolling up one’s sleeves as a student and doing advocacy work leads to a more holistic and well-rounded legal educational experience, argues the winner of the Women in ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Qld Bill of Rights must be stronger, says ALA
National advocacy body Australian Lawyers Alliance has argued that the Queensland Bill of Rights will make a substantial difference, but improvements must still be made ...
POLITICS • Sun, 02 Dec 2018
Proposed structural changes to family courts will not deliver desired outcomes: LCA
National legal advocacy body Law Council of Australia has recommended that bills to reform the structure of the existing Federal Circuit Court and Family Court “not be ...
POLITICS • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
Modern Slavery Act passes Senate
Australia’s first federal Modern Slavery Act, which has been long sought after by advocates, passed the Senate yesterday and will now move to the House of Representatives
POLITICS • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
Brickworks advised on acquisition of American company
Manufacturing and distribution business Brickworks has been advised on the acquisition of America’s fourth largest brickmaker.
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
There is ‘no longer a need for BigLaw for everything’
Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, the winner of both the Sole Practitioner of the Year Award and Women in Law Excellence Award said the modern legal marketplace allows those in ...
SME LAW • Thu, 29 Nov 2018
