Law and LGBTQI rights: Where are we at?
Whether you believe the 2017 same-sex marriage postal survey was a showcase of democracy at its best, or an abdication of responsibility by our elected officials, it did ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 30 May 2018
Family Court, Federal Circuit Court to merge
Attorney-General Christian Porter has today announced that a new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCA) is to be established and will be operational from 1 ...
POLITICS • Wed, 30 May 2018
‘Personal judgment’ needed in taking mental health days
By and large, health ailments are our own business, and lawyers and legal staff shouldn’t feel the need to disclose their reasons for taking a day of sick leave, ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 29 May 2018
Minters lawyer raises thousands for DV prevention challenge
The Darkness to Daylight (D2D) Challenge, which raises money for the awareness and prevention of domestic and family violence in Queensland, has just had its fifth annual ...
SME LAW • Tue, 29 May 2018
Momentum Media working together with Invictus Games Sydney 2018
Lawyers Weeky's parent company, Momentum Media Group, has announced it will be working together with Invictus Games Sydney 2018, presented by Jaguar Land Rover, to spread ...
SME LAW • Tue, 29 May 2018
In-house lawyers are not ‘gatekeepers’ of corporate conscience
Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Canon Australia chief legal counsel David Field said the primary role of in-house lawyers is to positively influence for better business ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 29 May 2018
AAT upholds lawyer‘s ban from financial services
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has affirmed a 2017 decision by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to ban a Sydney-based lawyer providing financial ...
SME LAW • Mon, 28 May 2018
Almost half of property lawyers unaware of fraud schemes
New research has shown that a large percentage of Australian property lawyers don’t know about new property fraud schemes targeting unsuspecting buyers.
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 May 2018
‘There’s never been a better time to be a grad’
Three partners from a global law firm have offered a different perspective to the prevailing narrative about issues facing graduate lawyers, arguing opportunities to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 May 2018
