Australia’s largest women’s health class action returns to Federal Court

One of Australia’s largest women’s health class action will return to the Federal Court to fight against an appeal seeking to overturn a landmark decision delivered in ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021

SA appoints newest Supreme Court judge

South Australia’s Attorney-General Vickie Chapman has welcomed the newest, high-profile appointment to the state’s Supreme Court.

BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021

‘Once in a generation opportunity’: ALRC to review financial services laws

The Australian Law Reform Commission has been tasked with simplifying the unnecessary complexity in Australia’s financial services laws.

BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021

Media fronts court in George Pell contempt trial

Conspiracies that media companies wanted to protect the Catholic Church were behind one newspaper’s decision to print an article on Cardinal George Pell’s now-overturned, ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 31 Jan 2021

Governments urged to overhaul environment laws to avoid ongoing decline

A once-in-a-decade review of Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act has found that “fundamental reform”, independent bodies and rigorous compliance ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 31 Jan 2021

Meet the lawyers on the 2021 honours list

Chief justices, barristers, solicitors and scholars from across the entire legal profession have been recognised for their services to the law and the community. 

BIG LAW • Thu, 28 Jan 2021

NSW solicitor reprimanded for misappropriating trust accounts

A NSW solicitor specialising in migration law has been reprimanded after being found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for misappropriating trust account ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Jan 2021

‘This has got to stop’: IBA questions legitimacy of China’s laws

The International Bar Association has become the next major legal group to condemn, question and caution China over its controversial national security laws, which ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Jan 2021

Solicitor who used appeal to continue harassment ordered to pay costs

A principal solicitor who likened himself to Pride and Prejudice’s Mr Darcy to argue his misconduct towards a paralegal was not sexual harassment will now pay costs

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Jan 2021