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Companies have legitimate reasons to keep legal advice and investigation materials confidential. But when whistleblowers are left in the dark, questions arise about who controls the findings – and whether accountability can exist without transparency.
A landmark High Court ruling has cleared the way for a Queensland prisoner to seek fertility preservation. But with treatment still pending, the case exposes a gap between reproductive rights and practical access.
A lack of accountability, entrenched racism and the traumatisation of families have made the Coroners Court one of the hardest jurisdictions for First Nations people to navigate.
As interest rates, inflation, and the cost of living place increasing pressure on young Australians, law students face the difficulty of balancing debt, financial security and securing a job in an industry that is becoming more and more competitive.
A Queensland lawyer who made discourteous and inappropriate comments to his client’s former partner, including that she was “the one who’s domestically violent”, has been publicly reprimanded and ordered to complete a family violence course.
A Victorian firm’s claim of brand confusion has failed to derail an online practice’s trademark application, with the delegate rejecting arguments of deceptive similarity and bad faith.
BigLaw firm HWLE Lawyers has moved to strengthen its corporate and M&A practice in Perth, with the appointment of a partner, special counsel, and senior associate from a global rival.
Kristen Kipps has been appointed as a partner in the Brisbane office of HopgoodGanim Lawyers, joining the firm’s construction group.
Fresh off losing a general protections claim, Cisco’s former in-house lawyer has argued the Fair Work Commission failed to consider the full extent of his workplace treatment, including an allegedly unpaid bonus and the withdrawal of his salary protection.
Australia’s data-centre boom requires long-term commitments in a rapidly changing market. Understanding the economics behind those commitments is critical to assessing value and allocating risk, write Christine Polek and Theresa Bischof.