The law of employee free speech: How do we strike the right balance?

It is truism that there is nothing new under the sun. Certainly, the dilemma of employees speaking freely – and employers taking issue with it – is not novel, writes ...

SME LAW • Sun, 28 Jun 2020

‘Scourge of sexual harassment must be stamped out’, SA says

The Australian legal profession has responded with disappointment and shame that a former High Court justice sexually harassed six women. Now, the South Australia Law ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Jun 2020

Behavioural ethics to uphold expert bias in courts

Despite codes of conduct and with very little rigorous management of expert witnesses in Australian courts, expert bias is going largely unchecked. In a new paper, ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Jun 2020

Profession to address the problem of sexual harassment in law

Following the findings of sexual harassment at Australia’s highest court, the rest of the country has committed to implementing the recommendations for policies and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Jun 2020

NSW solicitor guilty of failing to attain CDP points

An NSW solicitor has been reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine for failing to comply with an undertaking by attaining three continuing professional development points.

BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Jun 2020

‘We must do more’: Legal profession responds to Dyson Heydon findings

In response to a High Court independent inquiry that found Justice Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed six women, the legal profession has responded with congratulations ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Jun 2020

Lawyer X inquiry finalises suppression order fight

The royal commission investigating criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo’s double-crossing with Victoria Police has sought to make variations to over 60 suppression orders in ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Jun 2020

Former Justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed 6 women, High Court finds

An independent inquiry has found Justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young women as they worked as judge’s associates in the High Court of Australia.

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jun 2020

New arbitration scheme to address civil litigation backlog

Although courts will begin to address the COVID-19 backlog, civil litigation may still be left behind. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, two barristers explain how a new ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jun 2020