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Lawyers lukewarm on family merger
Big Law • 31 May 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyLawyers lukewarm on family and federal circuit courts merger

Legal professional associations across Australia have offered conditional support in response to the proposal for a new...

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NewLaw • 31 May 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyUK private equity outfit acquires LOD

Flexible legal services firm Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has brought in overseas private capital to support its future...

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Big Law • 30 May 2018 • ByMelissa CoadeBigLaw scholarship for PNG local

A fourth year law student from Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands province has been recognised by Norton Rose...

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New guide
Big Law • 31 May 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveDuties of an expert uncovered in new guide

A new guide has offered an insight into the role of an expert and how legal practitioners should best engage one.

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insurance industry, legal
Big Law • 31 May 2018 • ByMelissa CoadeGetting up to speed with legal insights for the insurance industry

New publications about the local and international insurance industries have been released by The Legal 500 and ASX,...

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Big Law • 30 May 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyLaw and LGBTQI rights: Where are we at?

Whether you believe the 2017 same-sex marriage postal survey was a showcase of democracy at its best, or an abdication...

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Federal Circuit Court to merge
Politics • 30 May 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyFamily Court, Federal Circuit Court to merge

Attorney-General Christian Porter has today announced that a new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCA)...

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Peter Kidd
The Bar • 30 May 2018 • ByMelissa CoadeJudges ‘overwhelmingly’ get it right, Vic Chief Judge says

The Herald Sun has been corrected by Peter Kidd, Chief Judge of the Victorian County Court, for inaccurate and...

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Mental health
Big Law • 30 May 2018 • ByJerome Doraisamy‘Personal judgment’ needed in taking mental health days

By and large, health ailments are our own business, and lawyers and legal staff shouldn’t feel the need to disclose...

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Scales of Justice, Supreme Court judge
The Bar • 30 May 2018 • ByMelissa CoadeCommercial barrister Vic’s latest Supreme Court judge

A leading barrister, who once worked as an associate to former Supreme Court Justice David Harper AM, has been appointed...

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