‘Time for talking is over’: Legal profession responds to deaths in custody report
While major legal bodies have welcomed a new report into the high rate of Aboriginal deaths in custody, they have cautioned that the “time for talking is over” and urged ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Apr 2021
Solicitor’s racial discrimination complaint against Law Society dismissed
An application alleging that the ACT Law Society discriminated against a solicitor in circumstances in which his request for an unrestricted practising certificate was ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Defence lawyers call on A-G to protect lawyers from further police harassment
Over 600 defence lawyers have condemned reports that a solicitor was maliciously targeted by a specialist police taskforce with “grave concerns” and have demanded that ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Barrister’s $27m estate to be distributed to controversial parties
The NSW Supreme Court has examined the “suspicious circumstances” behind the multiple wills of a prominent, deceased barrister whose later life was marred by ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Women’s legal service seeks $25m boost amid major demand increase
Amid new data that indicates women’s legal services are now struggling to manage over 70 per cent more ongoing legal cases for at-risk women and children, a major body ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Apr 2021
Macpherson Kelley welcomes special counsel
A special counsel with almost 13 years’ experience has joined Macpherson Kelley’s litigation and dispute resolution team.
SME LAW • Mon, 12 Apr 2021
Government’s sexual harassment road map falls ‘significantly short’ of standards
Amid rising public pressure to respond to recommendations of the Respect@Work report, the federal government has finally given in and announced its intention to implement ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Apr 2021
‘Profound misunderstandings’ around rule of law still prevalent: Chief Justice
Prompted by former attorney-general Christian Porter’s dismissal of an inquiry into a historic rape allegation, “careless” definitions of the rule of law have continued ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Apr 2021
Emphasis of shared parenting ‘most dangerous aspect of family law’
Legal experts are calling for reform in the family law system, particularly its emphasis on shared parenting responsibilities, after the murder of two children by their ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Apr 2021
