Lawyers Weekly is proud to announce the finalists for the Sole Practitioner of the Year category at this year’s Australian Law Awards.
Domestic violence victim-survivors, Aboriginal Australians and people who’ve lost their jobs and homes as a result of COVID-19 will be among those to benefit from a funding boost of more than $15.6 million for NSW’s legal assistance sector.
The South Australian government has appointed its newest magistrate who served as a dispute resolution lawyer for over three decades.
A veteran Australian and international arbitrator has left his position as partner and head of arbitration at McCullough Robertson Lawyers to pursue a global arbitration career.
A new Queensland Ombudsman has been appointed, replacing outgoing ombudsman Phil Clarke.
COVID-19 has resulted in a reprioritisation of some risks, while others have remained constant, new research shows.
Debt crises are set to hit businesses across the board, assuming they haven’t already. Getting advice early and acting on it are critical, says one partner.
Law is, perhaps more so than most professions, a calling. Its myriad demands on daily life give rise to one more duty: to undertake a legal vocational journey truest to one’s self.
Victorian firms and courts will undergo a review into practices to prevent and address sexual harassment across the profession.
Lawyers Weekly is proud to announce the finalists for the Innovator of the Year category at this year’s Australian Law Awards.