NSW District Court prepares to resume jury trials
Offices attached to the NSW District Court have resumed posting summonses to potential jurors as the courts prepare to once again host jury trials.
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
WikiLeaks founder trial delayed over coronavirus fears
Julian Assange will no longer proceed with a trial date scheduled for mid-May after it was decided he or his lawyers would not be able to attend in person.
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
Victorian Bar virtually welcomes 48 new members
For the first time in its history, the Victorian Bar has welcomed 48 new barristers who will “virtually” sign the Bar Roll as part of their graduation ceremony.
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
Informing in 2020: Victoria Police tighten obligations around lawyer informants
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was almost too easy for Victoria Police to register an informant with legal obligations – now, after a royal commission and some ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020
Untold cover-ups: Unredacted commission documents reveal Pell’s role
The child abuse royal commission can now reveal Cardinal George Pell’s role in the cover-ups of notorious paedophile priests, “gossip” fears and an alleged bribe.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020
‘Urgent’ legal action needed to review COVID-19 in nursing homes
The devastating deaths of residents at the Newmarch House nursing home have prompted calls for an inquiry into the handling of all cases of COVID-19 in elderly patients
SME LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020
Royal Commission finds Pell should have done more
The child abuse royal commission has rejected claims by Cardinal George Pell regarding his knowledge of abuse by notorious paedophile priests.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020
Melbourne firm puts people before profits in COVID-19 response
With redundancies and reductions in hours the go-to response for most firms, a Victorian law firm has committed to doing it differently by putting its people first.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 May 2020
Lawyer X inquiry resumes Thursday
The inquiry examining the police handling of Lawyer X will resume Thursday morning and is set to explore the processes and practices around managing human sources.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 May 2020
