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18 Feb 2019

Formerly imprisoned Qld partner struck off

A former equity partner at criminal firm Bosscher Lawyers has been struck from the roll of practitioners in Queensland following two findings of profe...

18 Feb 2019

Concerns remain with ‘disjointed, piecemeal’ court merger bills

In the wake of the release of recommendations about the proposed merger of the Federal Circuit and Family Courts from the Senate Legal and Constitutio...

18 Feb 2019

NSW sole practitioner reprimanded, fined for professional misconduct

A NSW-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct for contravening conditions of her practising certificate and failing t...

18 Feb 2019

Vic Bar demands greater clarity around police informants

The Victorian Bar has demanded the public be informed of the personal details of those involved in the Lawyer X scandal for the purposes being conside...

18 Feb 2019

A&O Consulting lands in Australia

Allen & Overy Consulting is coming to Australia, with the appointment of a new partner to head up the “gap in the market” targeted practice. ...

18 Feb 2019

Police airport powers must incorporate individual rights recommendations

Australian airports will be safer, and the rights of individuals better protected, if parliamentary recommendations are applied to the Crime Legislati...

18 Feb 2019

Slater and Gordon investigating 100+ hour doctor weeks

Plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a class action into the systematic culture of excessive and unsafe working hours for hospital-based ...

18 Feb 2019

HSF staff to get 10 days per year for innovation projects

Global firm Herbert Smith Freehills has introduced a new initiative whereby staff across all of its offices will be allowed up to 10 days per annum to...

15 Feb 2019

Former GC pleads guilty to giving false or misleading information to ASIC

A Queensland lawyer who was accused of lying under oath during an ASIC examination has pleaded guilty to one count of giving false or misleading info...

15 Feb 2019

More legal professionals implicated, Lawyer X to appear before RC

The Victorian police informants royal commission kicked off this morning with a directions hearing, at which both the commissioner and counsel assisti...

15 Feb 2019

ATO warns law firms not to be ‘wilfully blind’

The Australian Taxation Office has set its sights on law firms misusing legal professional privilege to “obfuscate the facts and frustrate investiga...

15 Feb 2019

‘Revenge porn’ now outlawed in Queensland

People convicted of sharing revenge porn images could face up to three years’ imprisonment, following the passage of new laws from the Queensland st...

15 Feb 2019

Legal Aid lawyers more efficient than private users of public funds

Legal Aid’s in-house lawyers are less likely to enter late guilty pleas and more likely to have matters finalised in the local court than their publ...

15 Feb 2019

Debunking cyber fears: How to minimise cyber vulnerability in the practice of law

The pace of development in modern legal practices is a reflection of societal norms, as well as the particular style of the practice owners. In law, ...

15 Feb 2019

First aged care RC hearing calls for quality of life consideration

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has kicked off in Adelaide this week, with the first three days of public hearings now complete...

14 Feb 2019

High Court extends prohibition on disclosure of Lawyer X’s name

The High Court has further extended the prohibition of disclosure, by publication or other means, of the identity of the Melbourne-based barrister at ...

14 Feb 2019

Overcoming stigma of flexible working for men can reap benefits

While there is still a way to go in challenging the notion that men must be the ones to work the traditional full-time schedule and not work flexibly,...

14 Feb 2019

We want names of ‘reprehensible’ police informants: LIV president

The LIV president has called for the release of the names of the lawyers involved in the police informant scandal in anticipation of tomorrow’s dire...

14 Feb 2019

Valentine’s Day not a ‘free pass’ for inappropriate workplace behaviour

The annual Christian celebration of love and romance should not be seen as an opportunity to act with impunity around one’s colleagues. As always, t...

14 Feb 2019

Trial judges should not voice opinions to juries on disputes of fact: High Court

Obiter dicta from the High Court of Australia yesterday made clear that trial judges should avoid commenting on or advising how disputed questions of ...