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Federal government passes workplace sexual harassment legislation
Despite the upheaval within its own workplace, the Morrison Government has looked outside Parliament House to strengthen and simplify national laws meant to better ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 02 Sep 2021
Answers to Australia’s wrongful convictions found in Canada
In analysing the ongoing efforts by the Canadian legal profession to review and to address wrongful convictions, particularly with the establishment of an independent ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Legal profession requests intake increases, humanitarian visas for those fleeing from Afghanistan
Now that the two decades of “intervention and broken promises” have come to an end in Afghanistan, a human rights lawyer has spoken out on behalf of an advocacy network ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Dispute resolution pathways priority for newly merged Family Court
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia merger is officially in place, bringing with it a single point of entry, harmonised forms, penalties for compliance ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
NSW Local Court names new president
A new Chief Magistrate has been appointed as president of NSW’s Local Court following the retirement of outgoing president Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson.
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Porter successfully blocks media outlets from using secret court material
The former federal attorney-general has again won a legal bid in the Federal Court, this time to restrict two major media outlets from using secret parts of the ABC’s ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Requests for legal service increase to 90% amid latest lockdowns
New data has suggested that requests for legal advice have increased by 90 per cent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as communication breakdowns and immense ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
‘Unfounded’ criticisms made of judge, Chief Justice says
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has now weighed in on a controversial report about the alleged impartiality of judges, labelling it as “unfounded” criticism.
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
The time for shock and ‘uncomfortable realisations’ around sexual harassment is over, WA Chief Justice says
After a year of sexual harassment and discrimination revelations, the Western Australian Chief Justice has asked that legal practitioners reflect on their initial shock ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Aug 2021