Industrial manslaughter laws welcomed by profession
New industrial manslaughter laws have established one of Australia’s “toughest regimes” of work health and safety regulations, as the Queensland government introduces ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020
‘Times have moved on’: Women lawyers reject SA dress code
The Women Lawyers Association has delivered a scathing review on SA Law Society’s new dress code, which implies “judicial officers will be distracted by women’s bodies”
BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020
Jailed lawyer who dodged $2.3m ATO costs ordered to pay $20k
A Queensland tribunal has recommended that a businessman, qualified as a lawyer and an accountant, be removed from the roll of practitioners and pay costs totaling ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020
Qld’s Coroners Act could solve infamous cold cases
Some of Australia’s most infamous cold cases could begin to unravel with powers granted to coroners that would allow them to compel new evidence from old witnesses.
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020
Lawyers caution businesses on mental health in home-to-office transition
As businesses gradually move back to the office, lawyers are cautioning employers to be aware of work health and safety laws as their staff experience psychiatric ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020
Human rights lawyers call for disability independent oversight body
A human rights legal body has repeated calls for the Australian government to implement an independent oversight body for people with disabilities, pointing to the lack ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 May 2020
Law students assist on research project into prison
Law students have assisted with a multidisciplinary report calling for an end to any solitary confinement in Queensland prisons due to the impact on mental and physical ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 May 2020
Victoria plans court updates with $20m funding boost
Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has confirmed Victorian courts stand to benefit from the state’s recent $2.7 billion building blitz.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
‘Grave injustice’: Lawyer X bail bid granted as Mokbel associate leaves prison
The Victorian Court of Appeal has contended it would be a “grave injustice” for convicted drug trafficker Zlate Cvetanovski to remain behind bars based on the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 May 2020
