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At Marrawah Law – a wholly Indigenous-owned firm made up almost exclusively of Indigenous women – access to justice comes not only from clear communication but also from having a proper appreciation for a client’s circumstances and experiences.

Australian law is currently falling short in effectively dealing with domestic issues afflicting culturally diverse or minority communities, argue two advocates.

Law firms across Australia can implement policies that purport to support diversity and inclusion, but unless those policies align with one’s actions and beliefs, they can and will lack conviction, says Joplin Higgins.

Shine Lawyers has filed an appeal against the October decision by the Federal Court to dismiss proceedings against listed company Worley.

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has appointed a new president overnight, who brings more than two decades’ experience.

The age of coronavirus and successive royal commissions have reinforced the need for Australia to have a federal human rights charter, the Law Council of Australia has argued, as it relaunches its push for such legislation.

The body representing NSW lawyers has shared its thoughts on the outcome of the 2020 state budget.

Lander & Rogers has recruited two Ashurst senior lawyers to launch its new workplace relations and safety practice based in Queensland.

Allens has called for urgent policy action to encourage build-to-rent development that could play an important role for Australia’s housing market post-pandemic.

REVIEW: The devastating and destructive faults in the criminal justice system’s approach to sexual assault victim-survivors who must brave the courtrooms have been exposed in a new book that examines the way defence counsel, Crown prosecutors, magistrates and the system itself works against the witnesses who come forward.