Former Clifford Chance head takes on CEO role to grow Sydney and Melbourne
An independent Australian law firm has appointed a new chief executive officer from PricewaterhouseCoopers to oversee its Melbourne and Sydney partnership.
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
NSW government rejects recommendations to address ‘serious’ drug problem
NSW has a “serious and complex” problem with drug usage, leading to a number of young deaths at music festivals and a severe dependency from vulnerable communities – and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
Human rights lawyers call for government to #RaiseTheAge
Australian laws that allow 10-year-olds to be arrested, charged, held before the courts and locked away are “out of step” with human rights policies.
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
High Court has most divided year as unanimous judgements plunge
2019 was the most divided year for the High Court in 16 years, with dissent rates more than doubling and unanimous judgements hitting its lowest percentage in seven years
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
George Pell’s lawyers ‘failed’ to identify judicial errors, prosecutors submit
Prosecutors have rejected the argument from George Pell’s lawyers that the jury from the first appeal trial should not have watched recorded evidence in their reply ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
Inquiry into drug Ice acknowledges need for culture-specific courts
An inquiry into the drug “Ice” has acknowledged the “important role of culturally specific courts” in its wide-ranging recommendations.
BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
Retrial approved after trial judge fails to direct jury
A man accused of aggravated assault has been granted a retrial due to the trial judge’s failure to appropriately disclose directions to the jury post-empanelment.
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Mar 2020
Proposed legislation to allow jurors to learn of prior sexual abuse convictions
Significant changes to legislation across some Australian states will allow jurors to be informed about a sexual offender’s prior convictions in child sexual abuse trials
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Mar 2020
Historic offences no longer disclosed in Victorian trials
New Victorian legislation will ensure defendants in minor offences will no longer need to disclose old criminal offences in a move that will help support rehabilitation ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 01 Mar 2020
