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Chumpy Pullin Foundation established
Chumpy Pullin Foundation has been established as a public ancillary fund and registered charity, which is endorsed to receive tax-deductible donations.
BIG LAW • Thu, 02 Dec 2021
Cosmetic surgery review welcome but overdue: ALA
Following many new, concerning revelations of the negative practices within the cosmetic surgery industry, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has ...
Lawyers ‘very concerned’ by existing provisions in Religious Discrimination Bill
The revamped Religious Discrimination Bill has come before Parliament but, given the protests against it, will be unlikely to pass into law anytime soon. For those in the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Dec 2021
JWS grows white-collar crime practice
Independent firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has grown its white-collar crime offering with the appointment of a special counsel who joins from Clifford Chance.
Lawyer and advocate takes on director role at Victoria University
Lawyer and passionate community advocate Nyadol Nyuon has been appointed a director of Melbourne-based Victoria University’s centre that not only provides education and ...
$1.4m funding boost to assist with COVID-19 legal needs
Recipients from 13 grant projects will share in a $1.4 million funding boost to help reduce the barriers to justice “at a time when they need it most”, the Victorian ...
Christian Porter announces resignation
Following a tumultuous year complete with a rape allegation coming to light, costly defamation action, a move to the backbench, conflict of interest concerns and the more ...
‘Use legal skills to solve this wicked problem’: The role of lawyers in climate change debates, litigation and social change
The Australian legal profession will soon be in the thick of climate change litigation that will affect most areas of practice, clients and stakeholders. Not only will ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Nov 2021
People’s Choice Credit Union sells financial planning business
People’s Choice Credit Union has entered into a sales agreement with Fiducian Group to transfer its financial planning business.
SME LAW • Tue, 30 Nov 2021