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Big Law • 23 April 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonBarrister to be struck from roll for engaging in legal practice

A barrister’s name will be removed from the roll of practitioners for ignoring several orders not to engage in legal...

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Big Law • 23 April 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonWaterstreet says victims’ names should not be kept hidden

Charles Waterstreet, a barrister who was recently found to have sexually harassed three legal practitioners, asked a...

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Big Law • 23 April 2024 • ByLauren Croft‘It is possible to be able to start again’

After breaking out of a “high-control” situation and following her passion for helping others, this lawyer found a...

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The Bar • 23 April 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyWest Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a senior...

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a senior counsel as the newest judge on the state’s...

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Politics • 23 April 2024 • ByGrace RobbieQueensland to invest more in combating sexual violence

In a concerted effort to combat sexual violence and provide robust support to victim-survivors, the Queensland state...

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Big Law • 23 April 2024 • ByNick WilsonPwC pushes back on claims partners ignored alleged $117.8bn Evergrande...

A letter circulated on Chinese social media has claimed that partners at big four accounting firm PwC turned a blind eye...

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Big Law • 22 April 2024 • ByAndrew BoeThe mistake of ‘returning for the hat’

There has been, unsurprisingly, a lot of attention paid to the Federal Court judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed...

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The Bar • 22 April 2024 • ByDr Matt BachPrison doesn’t work: A case study from the country of its birth

Despite their ubiquity across much of the world, all reputable studies, including my own, show that penitentiaries crush...

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Big Law • 22 April 2024 • ByLauren CroftAllens promotes 5 to the partnership

International law firm Allens has promoted five managing associates to the partnership across its Melbourne and Sydney...

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Big Law • 22 April 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonLehrmann’s defamation trial may be far from over, says expert

Legal experts weigh in on the key takeaways from Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial and make predictions about what may...

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