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Neota Logic, the creators of the “world’s leading” AI automation platform, has formed a new APAC client advisory board, comprising leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region.

The Law Council of Australia has labelled the majority report from the bipartisan legal and constitutional affairs references committee a “scanty literature review” in tackling domestic violence.

A human rights legal body has repeated calls for the Australian government to implement an independent oversight body for people with disabilities, pointing to the lack of a Human Rights Act for why vulnerable people live without appropriate protections.

Law students have assisted with a multidisciplinary report calling for an end to any solitary confinement in Queensland prisons due to the impact on mental and physical health.

Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has confirmed Victorian courts stand to benefit from the state’s recent $2.7 billion building blitz.

Legal professional workplaces will never be the same following COVID-19, and BigLaw is already implementing changes to better suit individual needs.

The Victorian Court of Appeal has contended it would be a “grave injustice” for convicted drug trafficker Zlate Cvetanovski to remain behind bars based on the “manipulation” from criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo and her police informing.

Defendant firms have welcomed the parliamentary inquiry into litigation funders, countering the scepticism espoused by plaintiff firms and funders.

A new report has shown that Australian boardrooms are “being transformed” by way of increased female representation, but there is still a long way to go in racial diversity.

A Supreme Court judge has found the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court was incorrect to grant bail to a man based on little evidence that COVID-19 would delay his hearing.