Sydney law school formally commits to Uluru Statement of the Heart
The University of Sydney has used its commitment to officially endorse the Uluru Statement of the Heart to call on the Commonwealth government to follow their lead by ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021
NSW lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for practising certificate breach
A former government lawyer is awaiting disciplinary orders after being found guilty of professional misconduct for breaching conditions on her practising certificate and ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021
Porter’s defamation saga continues as legal threat, new details emerge
The former attorney-general Christian Porter may have discontinued his defamation proceedings against the ABC, but in the days since, he has faced a legal threat of his ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021
Porter defamation: Fate of ABC defence still hangs in the balance
Due to significant concerns from a Federal Court judge, three temporarily redacted schedules in the ABC’s defamation defence and Christian Porter’s reply could be made ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021
23 barristers oppose NSW Bar on sexual consent reforms
More than 20 leading NSW barristers have signed an open letter opposing the state bar association’s sentiments that proposed reforms to sexual consent laws would be ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021
District Court advances magistrate from Local Court
The District Court’s newest judge has been elevated into her new position from her former role as magistrate in the Local Court.
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Victoria Legal Aid apologises on behalf of lawyer for ‘inappropriate’ email
Victoria Legal Aid has committed to providing further training to its lawyers on court etiquette, professional ethics and relationships with counsel while apologising to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 31 May 2021
ABC regrets article in ‘humiliating backdown’, Porter says
Following his decision to discontinue the defamation case against the ABC, Christian Porter has taken aim at the national broadcaster to accuse it of standing by ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 31 May 2021
The tricks for breaking into in-house years before graduation
For one yet-to-graduate future lawyer, volunteering not only helped cultivate useful legal skills but was instrumental in securing a position within the in-house space ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 31 May 2021
