Community-focused events a hit in WA Law Week
Law Week in the west has been “busy and engaging”, with the Law Society of Western Australia’s showcasing of access to justice resonating with the wider community
BIG LAW • Thu, 17 May 2018
Burnside calls Dutton’s new police powers ‘alarming’
Prominent barrister and human rights advocate Julian Burnside QC said that it will be a slippery slope “all the way to an Orwellian nightmare” if calls from the Home ...
POLITICS • Wed, 16 May 2018
LSC clarifies position following royal commission submission
The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner has responded to references to its disciplinary processes by the Financial Planning Association in a submission to the Royal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 May 2018
More opportunities needed for lawyers with disabilities
Many Australians living with disabilities are still treated as second-class citizens, and the legal profession needs to do better in its facilitation of opportunities for ...
POLITICS • Wed, 16 May 2018
LCA welcomes proposal to repeal ASIO detention powers
The leading national legal advocacy group has given a strong endorsement to recommendations to scale back the scope of the national security agency’s powers.
POLITICS • Tue, 15 May 2018
$50m WA mineral sands project financing complete
Global firm Allens has advised Image Resources on its financing of the Boonanarring mineral sands project.
BIG LAW • Tue, 15 May 2018
Hillary Clinton: ‘Compete for what you believe in’
On her Australian tour, former lawyer and US presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton argued for more women to enter the political arena in order to better fight ...
POLITICS • Mon, 14 May 2018
NRF appoints A&O commercial arbitration partner
The global firm has announced the appointment of a partner from Allen & Overy’s Singapore office, who brings “considerable experience” in international commercial and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 May 2018
'Enriching, innovative' Race to the Future a hit
The first-of-its-kind mash-up of The Amazing Race and a legal hackathon has proven to be a success with budding law students and practitioners alike.
NEWLAW • Mon, 14 May 2018
