Provisional payments improve response to mental illness, ALA says
Victorian workers who experience work-related mental illnesses will benefit from much quicker access to treatments and payments under new legislation.
SME LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Leading managing partner becomes NSW Law Society president
The Law Society of NSW has named a prominent managing partner of one of Australia’s leading firms its new president for 2021.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Addressing diversity in the profession (while still a student)
By year two of law school, Chimnonyerem Duru felt overlooked by teachers and peers, and was largely disadvantaged because of her race. To prevent others from having the ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Law student that sought $64k in damages from admissions board loses appeal
The NSW law student that took the admissions board to court and requested damages totalling $64,667 over frustrations that he was not allowed to complete his law subjects ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
What law school should teach you about getting along with peers
Those dreaded group assignments, awkward networking events and crossovers in the hunt for jobs may seem like the last thing on your to-do list of things to get right in ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Young lawyers play part in overturning wrongful convictions
Law students have teamed up with seasoned professionals and academics on a highly important, collaborative, pro bono project that addresses wrongful convictions.
NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Top 10: The must-read articles for law students today
Protégé has compiled a list of 10 articles that law students, graduates and new lawyers should know about the legal profession today.
NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Lawyer X report: RCMPI recommends DPP examine Gobbo’s potential criminal conduct
In one of the many recommendations of the Lawyer X inquiry’s final report, commissioner Margaret McMurdo has called for a special investigator to examine whether there is ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Lawyer X report to be published on Monday
The inquiry that examined the mismanagement of former barrister Nicola Gobbo is set to hand down its final report on Monday, 30 November.
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Nov 2020
