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As a member of the Human Rights Council, Australia can and should act in a principled way to support, not hinder, scrutiny of racism and police violence, legal advocates argue.

One-third of listed company directors want a total ban on class actions, while business lobbies have called for a complete overhaul of the current system.

The full extent of historical sex abuse in Australia’s juvenile detention centres is yet to surface, writes Leanne McDonald.

National specialist workplace firm Kingston Reid has elevated two practitioners to partner, one to special counsel and two to senior associate.

DLA Piper has advised SEBI in recouping millions held in Australia from one of the world’s largest Ponzi schemes.

KWM has advised on Mercury Capital’s acquisition of all Bauer Media titles in Australia and New Zealand.

A principal lawyer has copped a substantial prison term after he was caught stealing $1.7 million worth of clients’ cash to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Although courts will begin to address the COVID-19 backlog, civil litigation may still be left behind. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, two barristers explain how a new arbitration scheme at their Sydney chambers will begin to pick up this slack.

The Victorian government’s decision to legislate contingency fees for lawyers working on class actions is “regrettable”, said the NSW Bar Association.

The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute published new research that could shut down all legal debate around the state’s controversial gender laws introduced in 2019.