The Law Society of NSW has welcomed news of an $88 million funding boost set to be provided to legal aid services over the next four years.
Proposed changes to consent laws could enforce harsher penalties on “catfishers” who trick victims into sexual activity, enforce fundamental rights to withdraw consent during sexual activity and take away elements of bias from a juror’s decision-making.
The inquest into six deaths at NSW-based music festivals has found that there should be limitations on strip searching, and that its legality “should be carefully reviewed”.
Lawyers Weekly asked six people from the legal profession what their thoughts are on firms implementing gender quotas and targets and while not all were on board with the idea, it was unanimous that the profession has a long way to go in this space.
A new $1.6 million statewide project will provide free legal assistance to help thousands of short-term migrants recover wages owed to them by bosses who have withheld fair entitlements.
Like many highly professional industries, the majority of law firms achieve much of their business through word of mouth recommendations. They avoid focusing their time and money on promoting themselves, choosing instead to stick with what they know best: practising law. It’s worked fine up until now, they argue, so if it isn’t broken, why fix it, asks Phoebe Netto.
A law firm has pledged to raise $200,000 for a charity that provides young students in a cadet program with industry-related employment.
Running one’s own law firm comes with many personal and professional benefits, but financially, it may lead to roadblocks when one wants to purchase a property, argues one home loan specialist.
A lack of cooperation from social media platforms, and the absence of a globally consistent approach, mean that determining the extent to which social media platforms can or should be regulated is incredibly difficult, argue two lawyers.
The Australian legal profession has a long way to go to improve gender disparities and Asian Australian leadership, but it is not an impossible task.
