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‘You get what you pay for’: Why being mindful is essential before CPD deadline

The founder of CPD for Me has provided insight into lawyers’ obtaining their CPD points ahead of the deadline on 31 March 2020.

09 March 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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How escalating threats bolster upskilling opportunities

This time of year presents a good opportunity for lawyers to upskill themselves on the recent threats that have impacted Australian businesses, according to an expert in the space.

09 March 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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Reflections on institutional bias from Susan Crennan

At a Governance Institute-hosted #IWD breakfast last Friday, former High Court justice Susan Crennan AC QC recalled some of her experiences as a woman in the legal profession.

09 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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What ACCC’s decision to not appeal TPG-VHA merger means

The biggest merger in 10 years will not be appealed by the ACCC after concluding that it does not have any grounds for an appeal.

09 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Do Australia’s extradition bail laws need to change?

Australia’s extradition laws will face the test after prominent human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee claiming Australia’s “harsh” bail laws when prisoners facing extradition breached the country’s human right obligations.

09 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Consumer-facing businesses subject to more than 2 in 5 class actions

New research from Allens shows that having a consumer-facing business is the biggest indicator of class action risk.

09 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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InfoTrack to expand into wills and probate

Property technology company InfoTrack has acquired a New Zealand-based tech start-up as part of an expansion of its offerings into the family law, wills, estates and probate spaces.

06 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Overcoming disproportionate interruptions faced by female judges

Amelia Loughland initially set out to replicate a US study assessing the volume of conservatives interrupting progressive justices. Her study of the High Court of Australia, though, demonstrated quite a different trend.

06 March 2020
By Tasha Levy
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Celebrating women in law this International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day 2020, Lawyers Weekly takes at where the legal sector can improve for female lawyers in future as we celebrate a year of women in law.

06 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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‘Open to High Court to insist Pell’s convictions were unreasonable’

With the special hearing to determine George Pell’s hearing approaching fast, Sydney law professors have looked into whether or not the cardinal stands a chance.

06 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson