New appointments to Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
Victoria’s government has welcomed three new appointments to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Law Council welcomes new domestic violence inquiry
The Law Council has welcomed the Morrison government’s inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence after the failure of the Senate inquiry.
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Jun 2020
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
