Australia concerned about Hong Kong national security laws
The Australian law council has expressed concerns about China’s national security laws, which contain “deeply troubling and problematic features”.
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Courts not ready for post-COVID world
Despite an advance in assistive technologies, new research has indicated that the world’s courts and legal systems are not equipped to handle post-COVID ways of working
SME LAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Law students transition to digital summit amid COVID-19 crisis
A team of law students will proceed with an inaugural Australian Crisis Simulation Summit despite the coronavirus pandemic – this time, with more technologies to support ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
‘Fight hard, fight fair’: A criminologist on preparing for a future in criminal law
With an innumerable amount of miscarriages of justice across the court system, students should be better prepared than the prior generation to right the wrongs of the ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
‘Eye-opening’ experience opens law students up for new careers
Law students completing pro bono internships were given a “heartbreaking reality check” when engaged at an employment rights legal centre coping with the COVID-19 fallout
NEWLAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
PhD law student assists Rohingya man’s protection visa
A Rohingya man’s protection visa has been reinstated with the assistance of the research from a PhD law student, which was quoted extensively in a tribunal decision.
NEWLAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
NSW Bar renews calls for Walama Court
Following the release of new research into the effectiveness of circle sentencing in NSW Local Courts, the bar association has renewed calls for the Walama Court.
BIG LAW • Thu, 28 May 2020
Legal bodies call for anti-vilification law reform
Major legal aid bodies have called for Victoria’s anti-vilification laws to be broadened and modernised to strengthen the protections for Australians subjected to hate ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 28 May 2020
Former judge to lead Sentencing Council
The former judge of appeal and chief commissioner of the child sexual abuse inquiry has been appointed as the new chairperson of the NSW Sentencing Council.
BIG LAW • Thu, 28 May 2020
