Melinda Upton named Minds Count’s new chair
The former co-managing partner of a major global law firm has been elected as the new chair of national not-for-profit organisation Minds Count.
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Post-coronavirus could erase need for courtrooms altogether
Coronavirus restrictions will successfully challenge entrenched views and traditions in firms and will make for a better profession, according to the Law Society of South ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Barristers should do more pro bono work, says Queensland Bar
There is a “continuing and growing need” for barristers to implement more pro bono work into their practice amid the current coronavirus crisis.
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
COVID-19 restrictions move Law Careers Fair online
Rather than postponing the Sydney Law Careers Fair, the Law Society of NSW will make its event accessible online for law students and recent graduates.
BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Mar 2020
COVID-19 a ‘revolution in thinking’ for the court system
Courts across Australia have responded “remarkably quickly” to the coronavirus outbreak and it is likely to leave them in better shape, a barrister tells Lawyers Weekly
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Emergency COVID-19 laws ‘must not undermine justice’, says Tim Game
The NSW Bar Association president said he understands the necessity of the emergency COVID-19 laws but that there are “substantial” risks of unfair outcomes.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Mar 2020
NSW, Victoria Bar Associations offer financial assistance for barristers
There have been a number of changes implemented across the legal system to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible in the midst of the international health crisis – which ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Downing Centre ‘abandons’ 6 months of listed hearings
Following a review into the position of civil jurisdictions, a Sydney Local Court has vacated six months of listed hearings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Post versus email: When Supreme Court rules can be bent
In the process of deregistering the Australasian Barrister Chambers, a director took issue with the way he was informed of the court’s decision.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Mar 2020
