Chief Justice, Law Society request resources after ACOM sting
A global sting that has resulted in the arrests of more than 224 Australian people, including members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and the mafia, has sparked calls from the ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Jun 2021
Age of criminal responsibility challenged in new report
A new Victorian-based report has reinforced calls for state governments to conduct a major reform of the youth legal system and raise the age of criminal responsibility
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Jun 2021
Porter, Chrysanthou to pay costs in Federal Court proceedings
Christian Porter’s leading defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou has been ordered to pay costs to the friend of the woman who accused him of rape 30 years ago.
BIG LAW • Fri, 11 Jun 2021
Human rights lawyers call for end to ‘demoralising’ strip searches
Following reports that NSW prisons conducted three full naked body strip searches found to be “oppressive” and unjustifiable, human rights lawyers have called on the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Jun 2021
Australian criminal lawyer caught up in major syndicate bust
A Perth lawyer has been charged and will soon face Commonwealth charges in connection with Operation Ironside, the Australian and US-directed sting that led to the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Jun 2021
Judges should ‘dig deeper’ into NSI Act requests, former Supreme Court justice tells public hearing
Reflecting on the controversial secrecy arrangements surrounding the prosecution of Witness J, former NSW Supreme Court justice the Honourable Anthony Whealy QC has told ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Jun 2021
WA Supreme Court to determine career future of lawyer imprisoned for possessing and distributing child exploitation material
A Western Australian lawyer’s “heinous” conduct of possessing and distributing over 17,550 images and 1,390 videos containing child exploitation material will be passed ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Jun 2021
Former prosecutor granted special leave to appeal after hitting ‘rock bottom’
A former Victorian prosecutor who developed post-traumatic stress disorder from her exposure to disturbing evidence like child exploitation material has been granted ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Jun 2021
Senior lawyers make the move from Baker McKenzie into major corporate firm
A corporate firm has poached two senior construction and infrastructure lawyers from Baker McKenzie following major team appointments in 2020.
BIG LAW • Mon, 07 Jun 2021
