Federal Court makes interim ruling on Porter’s confidentiality request
The Federal Court of Australia has made an interim ruling on whether to allow former federal attorney-general Christian Porter’s request to have three schedules from the ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 07 May 2021
‘Game-changing’ tribunal proposal to revolutionise system for families
An “out of the box” proposal from a legal expert and academic on introducing the multidisciplinary tribunal model dedicated to managing parenting disputes for those ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
Legal institute CEO makes the move into superannuation sector
The Law Institute of Victoria’s chief executive will expand his expertise into a superannuation fund for lawyers, replacing an outgoing BigLaw board member.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
LCA throws support behind expanded oversight for national intelligence
The Law Council of Australia has told a parliamentary committee it fully endorses expanding oversight functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 May 2021
‘It is a disgraceful prosecution’: Geoffrey Robertson condemns Australian government for secret trials of Bernard Collaery and Witness K
Leading and prominent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson has criticised the federal government on its “monstrous” decision to prosecute Bernard Collaery and Witness K ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 May 2021
‘If not you, then who?’: Judicial commissioner calls on victims to speak up
The Judicial Conduct Commissioner said that although South Australia identified many distressing examples of sexual harassment and physical assault in its legal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 May 2021
Lawyers need to work on trust to improve funding, support for DV victims
Amid the many recommendations for improving family, domestic and sexual violence against women, legal expert and honorary associate professor Liz Curran has told lawyers ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 May 2021
NSI Act safeguards could prevent more secret trials, human rights lawyers say
A suite of new recommendations addressing secrecy trials could put an end to cases taking place entirely behind closed doors while ensuring the Commonwealth sticks to its ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 May 2021
India travel ban prompts fresh calls for human rights charter
The travel ban criminalising Australians travelling home from India has “created an unfair system” for ordinary people and has highlighted the critical need for human ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 May 2021
