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Although still far from perfect, the South Australian government has taken a step towards reforming abortion and related harassment laws across the state.

In an escalation of a long conflict between the “big four” and the Australian Taxation Office, the ATO has launched fresh legal action against accounting giant PwC.

A Queensland practitioner who “departed significantly” from the fundamental duties of legal professionals is set to be struck from the roll following a finding of professional misconduct on eight charges.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the principal and founder of Her Lawyer, Courtney Bowie, unpacks the impacts of the global pandemic on the health and wellbeing of legal practitioners.

National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership ranks.

Unless Australian legal professionals turn up for issues that matter, system change will never occur, say legal advocates.

Coronavirus poses an “immense challenge” in relation to Australia’s international human rights obligations.

Calls have been made for Tasmania’s legal complaints process to be more transparent after a client was denied access to her own case file.

The Australian Law Council labelled Hong Kong’s proposed national security laws “deeply troubling” with “problematic features”. Now, China has hit back.

A Sydney solicitor has successfully sued a building inspector for defamation and has been ordered to pay $84,000 in defamation damages.