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Women in Law Awards launched for 2019

Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, is thrilled to present the eighth annual Women in Law

15 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Catholic Church not ‘above the secular law’

Survivors of child sexual abuse deserve better than the continued suggestion that the Catholic Church in Australia does...

15 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

ASIC calls $35m loss to Westpac a ‘test case’

With this week’s news that Westpac was deemed not in breach of responsible lending guidelines, the court judgement...

15 August 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Lawyer X: Key takeaways and predictions from the RCMPI

Between testimonies, millions of pages of evidence and ongoing secrecy, the Royal Commission into the Management of...

15 August 2019

By Naomi Neilson

WA sole practitioner struck off for ‘extremely serious’ misconduct

A practitioner who “was so readily prepared to subordinate his ethical obligations” has been removed from the roll...

14 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Why do most Australian class actions result in settlement?

In a recent webcast, a panel of legal experts discussed how and why the majority of Australian-based class actions...

14 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Accreditation courses ‘start of journey’ for networking

Attending courses and expanding knowledge around law is instrumental for solicitors, but it’s just “the start of a...

14 August 2019

By Naomi Neilson

Urgent reform needed for whistleblower laws

The recent AFP raids highlight the need to “rein in” laws that “damage Australia’s democracy”, according to...

14 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

ACT Law Society ‘appalled’ at GDLP course shutdown

The ACT Law Society has expressed its frustration with the Australian National University’s (ANU) decision to end its...

14 August 2019

By Naomi Neilson

Law firms advised to embrace ‘intersectionality’

Only those who embrace the concept of intersectionality can further the drive for true inclusion in the workplace, and...

14 August 2019

By Emma Musgrave