Judges, magistrates need more support to avoid judicial crisis, Chief Justice says
NSW Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Andrew Bell said judges and magistrates need further support, or the Australian court system will risk following the United Kingdom into ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Allens adds partner to IP team
Allens has appointed a new partner to its intellectual property, patent and trademark attorneys practice.
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Westpac fined $1.8m for pre-hedging interest rate swap
The Federal Court found Westpac engaged in unconscionable conduct when it executed Australia’s largest interest rate swap transaction.
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Client takes out ‘grievance’ with legal system on boutique firm
A woman with a “genuine” grievance about the legal system and its alleged role in her mother’s death has refused to pay a boutique firm more than $20,000 in legal fees
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
Chief Judge of NSW District Court retires
Justice Derek Price has retired after more than 35 years at the bench.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
What it takes to succeed as a woman in sports law
Women sports have reached inspiring new levels of popularity and support in Australia, and behind that meteoric rise are dedicated and passionate women lawyers – but what ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Technology, AI and hacking predicted at the Bar in 2024
Technology advancements, both good and bad, were a big theme at the end of 2023, and they will likely continue to change the way barristers work over the next 12 months
BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Jan 2024
NSW lawyer fired for internet search history
An intellectual property firm was ordered to compensate a former employee it dismissed over his internet browsing history.
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Jan 2024
New SA child sex offending laws ‘dangerous’, advocacy group says
A proposal by the South Australian government to lock up repeat child sex offenders “forever” has been slammed by the Australian Lawyers Alliance as “draconian” and ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Jan 2024
