The venture capital trends expected in 2022
Herbert Smith Freehills’ co-heads of capital venture have shared their predictions for this deal space in 2022, including the “seriously overdue” flow to female-founded ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Christian Porter ordered to pay $430k in legal costs
The Federal Court has ordered Christian Porter and his former defamation barrister to pay more than $430,000 in legal costs.
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Jan 2022
LCA harmonisation of family violence definitions first step in National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children
To support the rollout of a nationally consistent classification of family violence, the Law Council of Australia has released a model definition that lists the types of ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 18 Jan 2022
‘Australian first’ case against Catholic Church sets precedent for survivors
A ruling in favour of a child sexual abuse victim who sued the Catholic Church has provided clarity around the definitions of vicarious liability in institutional child ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 18 Jan 2022
LinkedIn updates raise the marketing bar for lawyers in 2022
The latest LinkedIn features deliver parity and valuable marketing opportunities to the legal sector, writes Sue Parker.
BIG LAW • Tue, 18 Jan 2022
VCAT reprimands solicitor for ‘reckless’ preparation of affidavits
A solicitor who falsely attested affidavits and made “significant additional assertions” to support her client’s prospects in court has been found guilty of misconduct at ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 17 Jan 2022
‘Deeply unbalanced’: HRLC opposes Religious Discrimination Bill
In submissions shared to two parliamentary inquiries, human rights lawyers have debated that the current form of the Religious Discrimination Bill is a “patchwork” of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 17 Jan 2022
Qld suspends jury trials
With Queensland reporting more cases of COVID-19 each day, the Chief Justice and Chief Judge have announced that jury trials will be put on hold once again.
BIG LAW • Mon, 17 Jan 2022
Former Lawyer X client wins bid for documents
Following the royal commission into barrister-turned-police informant Nicola Gobbo that found many instances of significant conflicts of interest, a former gangland ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 17 Jan 2022
