Seqwater decision to be reviewed for potential High Court appeal
The legal teams behind a class action brought against Queensland-owned dam Seqwater over the state’s 2011 floods will determine whether a new Supreme Court decision to ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 09 Sep 2021
‘Extraordinarily concerning’: High Court determines whether relationship between barrister and trial judge deserves appeal hearing
The controversial relationship between a barrister and a trial judge – which is now the subject of an Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry – has returned to the High ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 08 Sep 2021
How legal teams can manage risk and reputation on social media
Using some of Australia’s most controversial and unique litigation examples, media and government lawyers share how they manage the social media presences of their ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 07 Sep 2021
Shine Lawyers delivers successful judgement against ‘deceitful’ seller
A Queensland District Court decision to penalise a seller of a smash repair business for being “misleading and deceptive” in his business with the purchaser is a “timely ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Sep 2021
A new lawyers’ guide for identifying, pursuing and succeeding in legal goals
From connecting with incredibly influential leaders to collaborating with her peers on world-changing projects, one final-year student has already achieved and been ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 06 Sep 2021
Students from around the world tackle legal tech solutions for Spotify
The legal team behind music streaming giant Spotify asked law students around the world to collaborate on a project to develop world-first digital solutions and ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 06 Sep 2021
Time has come to swap out junior lawyers for tech solutions
The pen-and-paper mode of legal working is on the out, as should be the overuse of junior lawyers as support for senior associates. Instead, the future of the profession ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 06 Sep 2021
Top 10: What’s new in the profession this fortnight
Protégé takes a look back at the last fortnight of law to bring new lawyers, students, graduates, and everyone in between everything they need to know today.
NEWLAW • Mon, 06 Sep 2021
Family lawyers to be charged with personal cost orders for compliance breaches
Along with a number of changes to the family law system, the newly merged Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia promises to crack down on court order compliance ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 05 Sep 2021
