Controversial firm asks for $1m to fund High Court challenge

Are Australians so fed up with restrictions that they are willing to pay $1 million in costs to see it before the High Court? One small, controversial Sydney firm wants ...

SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020

BigLaw celebrates revenue increase amid COVID-19 concerns

A major global law firm has released its figures for the last financial year, reflecting on a year of revenue growth amid the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.

BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020

UNSW Law appoints new acting dean

One of Australia’s top legal schools has appointed a new acting dean.

SME LAW • Thu, 30 Jul 2020

Lawyer X: Tomato tin drug trafficker appeals conviction

A drug trafficker jailed over his involvement in one of the world’s largest ecstasy hauls has appealed his 11-year sentence over concerns his trial was tainted by ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Jul 2020

Fraudulent CEO ordered to repay $430k to firm investor

The former CEO of a collapsed law firm has been ordered to repay $430,000 worth of shares for fraudulently misleading an investor about the firm’s success.

SME LAW • Tue, 28 Jul 2020

NSW A-G leads defamation reforms to govern free speech

The Law Society of NSW has congratulated Attorney-General Mark Speakman on the commitment to overhauling Australia’s stale defamation laws.

BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Jul 2020

NSW reports dissatisfaction in criminal justice system

New data has revealed NSW residents are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the justice system and have “mistaken beliefs” about the rate of crimes in the state.

SME LAW • Tue, 28 Jul 2020

Federal Court judge slams principal for ‘relentless’ sexual harassment

A principal solicitor, labelled a “lonely” and “despicable” man by the Federal Court, has been slammed for sexually harassing his employee over a long period of time

BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jul 2020

‘Rock the boat yourself’: How to report harassment as a young lawyer

While it may be impossible to erase sexual harassment from the profession altogether, top legal women have offered advice to young lawyers on how to report this behaviour ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 27 Jul 2020