Qld government urged to pass Bill of Rights
Following a recommendation from the Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee to pass the proposed Queensland Bill of Rights, Australian Lawyers Alliance ...
POLITICS • Tue, 05 Feb 2019
Chief ethics officers are needed post-banking royal commission
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been a “wake-up call the industry needs”, and appointing chief ...
POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Federal Court’s jurisdiction to expand on corporate criminality post-RC
The Morrison Government has committed to an expansion of the Federal Court’s jurisdiction in relation to “criminal corporate crime”, it has noted in its response to the ...
POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Labor to make it easier for whistleblowers to come forward
Following the submission of the final report from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, the federal Labor ...
POLITICS • Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Payment solution company advised on IPO
An Israeli-incorporated global payment installment solution company Splitit Payments Ltd has been advised on its initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange
BIG LAW • Sun, 03 Feb 2019
Podcast: How do courts balance religious beliefs against the best interests of a child?
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Swaab senior associate Monique Robb about how family courts will respond when religious ...
PODCAST • Fri, 01 Feb 2019
ACT solicitor found guilty on 3 charges
A solicitor with over 30 years’ experience has been found guilty on two charges of professional misconduct and one charge of unsatisfactory professional conduct, for ...
SME LAW • Thu, 31 Jan 2019
When should judges and courts be subject to scrutiny and criticism?
Speaking earlier this week, Supreme Court of NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst said it is entirely appropriate for the judiciary to be criticised for its performance by the ...
THE BAR • Thu, 31 Jan 2019
2019 ‘is a year in which solicitors must be vocal’
Advocacy, diversity and charity must be key priorities for lawyers in NSW this year, especially with two elections on the horizon, argues the new president of the state’s ...
POLITICS • Wed, 30 Jan 2019
