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When good men remain silent, their conduct enables others to abuse and degrade women without impunity, writes Larissa Andelman.

The Morrison government has appointed a new Deputy Ombudsman to serve a five-year term.

Former corporate lawyer Luke Guanlao, who decided to make the switch to entrepreneurship, has shared his journey on building an international gym franchise.

Legal experts have responded to claims that Victoria’s mask mandate breaches legal rights and argued that the direction to wear a face covering is not contrary to human rights.

Wren House Infrastructure has been advised on the sale of its one-fifth stake in TransGrid to OMERS.

While it may be impossible to erase sexual harassment from the profession altogether, top legal women have offered advice to young lawyers on how to report this behaviour and protect themselves against untoward advances from senior professionals.

Katta O’Donnell has made clear her intentions to sue the Australian government over its failure to disclose the risks of climate change on super and safe investments, which has now caught the attention of world-leading experts and media.

Reeling from the Australian win, two law students will begin preparations for their next negotiation competition, this time against international competitors.

The Australian legal and regulatory landscape will be forever changed by COVID-19, especially for law graduates across the country, writes Gemma Dabkowski. 

Lawyers Weekly’s Protégé takes a look back at the last two weeks to round up the top 10 stories that young lawyers should know about the world of law today.