‘Significant costs, significant delays’: Religious Discrimination Bill will ‘clog’ court system and deny access to justice
Several controversial provisions within the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill will not only “drastically undermine and throw into chaos” access to justice but will ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Jan 2022
‘We need to do everything we can to keep them’: LCA addresses mental health concerns in resigning lawyers
As mental health issues continue to escalate and more lawyers leave the workplace, the new Law Council president has addressed why the profession should be refining its ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Jan 2022
Law graduate refused admission following lengthy litigation history
An aspiring lawyer who graduated and completed legal practical training was refused admission over a failure to appropriately disclose her litigation history, which ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Access to justice slammed as ‘Djoke’ in wake of visa saga
Regardless of where Australians stand on the Novak Djokovic visa issue, the remarkable speed in which his matter was brought before a full bench of the Federal Court ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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
