Judges should be reinstated to authorise ASIO powers, LCA says
Australia’s premier legal body has urged Parliament to consider reinstating the crucial, secure role that judges play in authorising ASIO’s extraordinary questioning ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Dec 2020
Complaints about Victorian lawyers drop by 28%, VLSB+C reveals
Although it is unclear how much COVID-19 played a part, complaints against Victoria’s lawyers dropped by 28 per cent. Its significant decrease was part of the Legal ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Dec 2020
Barrister acquitted of murdering wife loses argument to have judge disqualified
A barrister and former Crown prosecutor who was accused of murdering his wife, failed to sue the state successfully for defamation and was struck from the roll of ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
LIV calls for better access to legal advice in detention centres
The Law Institute of Victoria used Thursday’s Human Rights Day to focus the attention on the “shameful conditions” of those held in Australia’s immigration detention ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
New executive team announced for Australian Bar Association
The Australian Bar Association has announced the election of its new executive team for 2021, consisting of a number of high-profile barristers.
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Law Council of Australia announces 2021 executive council
Outgoing president Pauline Wright has reflected on the past year and the work that the Law Council of Australia has done to cope with unprecedented changes as she ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Leading legal body cautiously welcomes Magnitsky laws
The parliamentary recommendation that Australia should adopt a world-leading law to apply targeted sanctions on human rights abuses has been welcomed, but safeguards ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Dec 2020
Baker McKenzie counsel shifts over to A&O
Allen & Overy has welcomed the appointment of a new counsel in its Asia-Pacific litigation, restructuring and recovery groups, based in Sydney.
SME LAW • Wed, 09 Dec 2020
Bill to ban conversion therapy welcomed by LIV
The Law Institute of Victoria has thrown its support behind a proposed bill to ban cruel, harmful conversion practices and support survivors with their recovery.
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Dec 2020
