Legal services win action against funeral insurer Youpla
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and the Financial Rights Legal Centre received a win from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority which found that an ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Nov 2020
SA Law Society clears up abortion bill confusion
While the South Australian government debates whether to decriminalise abortion with a new bill, misinformation has been quick to spread. To address the confusion and the ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Nov 2020
IBAC returns positive results ahead of potential Lawyer X investigation
Victoria’s independent anti-corruption commission has published the details around its many 2020 achievements during a “challenging year” ahead of a possible ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Oct 2020
Meet Australia’s new High Court judges
Justice Simon Steward and Justice Jacqueline Gleeson will take their new, pre-eminent positions on the High Court of Australia bench but who are they and how can the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Oct 2020
Australian Law Reform Commission welcomes special counsel
A regulation expert has joined the Australian Law Reform Commission’s ranks as new special counsel to lend his expertise in the review of the legislative framework for ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Oct 2020
Solicitor v counsel trial calls into question ‘barrister’s lien’
An application addressing the costs owed between a solicitor and a counsel has asked the Supreme Court of Queensland to consider granting a “barrister’s lien”.
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Oct 2020
Reform for sexual assault bill littered with ‘problematic provisions’
A bill that would prevent sexual assault victims from being named without their consent has been criticised for its “gag” effect and has ignited calls for further ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Oct 2020
New team appointed to lead Legal Services Council
A new team of high-profile lawyers has been appointed to lead a body that regulates lawyers in both NSW and Victoria.
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Oct 2020
High Court of Australia names 2 new judges
Australia’s High Court has welcomed two new judges to the bench, replacing outgoing judges Geoffrey Nettle and Virginia Bell.
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Oct 2020
