New law and justice dean appointed at top Sydney law school
One of Australia’s premier law schools has just announced the appointment of its new dean of law and justice who hopes to work closely with the faculty to engage more ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Top 10: Updating the profession’s newest lawyers
In this fortnight’s wrap-up, Protégé is looking (again) at Christian Porter’s (new?) Federal Court matter, why females are so enticed to the legal profession now, the ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Law students’ crisis simulation summit returns for 2nd year
In an incredible feat, law students have again put together a very unique opportunity for aspiring national security leaders to hone their legal knowledge in an intense, ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 23 Aug 2021
Lawyer in female genital mutilation investigation to be removed from roll
An order has been made to strike out the name of the lawyer who counselled fathers of female genital mutilation victims to lie to police, an offence that the Court of ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Aug 2021
‘Dangerous’ mass surveillance bill could endanger whistleblowers, HRLC says
Without more appropriate safeguards in place, human rights lawyers are concerned that proposed amendments to surveillance legislation may leave whistleblowers and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Aug 2021
Porter defamation: Former A-G ‘classic example’ of litigant refusing to accept risks to reputation, media outlets argue
Returning to the Federal Court for yet another application, lawyers for major media outlets have accused Christian Porter of pre-emptively seeking orders against them as ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Aug 2021
Melbourne criminal lawyer reprimanded for holding client files, failing to provide costs estimate
Clarification regarding George Defteros: The headline to an article published on 17 August 2021 by Lawyers Weekly referred to Mr Defteros as a “Melbourne Gangland Lawyer”
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Addressing the current (and flawed) tests for biases in courtrooms
The laws on judicial impartiality and bias are fundamentally flawed and, if allowed to continue in its current state, can only damage the public confidence in ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Aug 2021
Why are there so few female barristers?
Unless something changes, future attorneys-general are going to find it very difficult to maintain gender balance on court benches if too few women rise to the senior ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Aug 2021
