Specialist firm celebrates 40 years with updated look
A commercial law firm celebrates 40 years of practice with a “new look and feel” that includes a refreshed logo to represent its recognisability in the community.
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Oct 2021
Head of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel appointed
Federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has announced a new first parliamentary counsel and has welcomed the wealth of expertise she will bring to the role.
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Oct 2021
Relationship between judge and barrister ‘particularly troubling’
In awarding an appeal, the High Court of Australia found it “particularly troubling” that the controversial relationship between Justice John Walters and barrister ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Oct 2021
Sweeping reforms recommended prior to raising the age of criminal responsibility
Prior to raising the age of criminal responsibility, a report commissioned by the ACT government has found that there will need to be sweeping reforms to better respond ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Oct 2021
Victorian courts consider mandatory vaccinations
With plans to reopen the states when vaccination targets are reached, Court Services Victoria has announced plans to consider its policies for returning staff.
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Oct 2021
‘It threatens free expression’: Social media ruling challenges democratic rights, academic warns
The High Court decision to hold organisations that facilitate online or social media content liable as the “publisher” of defamatory comments is “chilling news” for ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Oct 2021
JWS, Maurice Blackburn win judgment to consolidate class actions
Johnson Winter & Slattery and Maurice Blackburn were successful in consolidating two class actions and will now act as joint solicitors on the record in a matter ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 Oct 2021
ALA calls for federal legislation to protect COVID-19 tracing data
A national legal body has warned that unless there is major law reform behind the COVID-19 tracing data, serious breaches “could very quickly become a reality”.
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Oct 2021
The career highlights, successes and ambitions behind The New Liberals leader’s switch from law to politics
First as Sydney’s youngest barrister, then as founder of The Refugee Law Project, and now as leader of political party The New Liberals, Victor Kline has had a major ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
