Advertisement

News

default image
What issues can international courts and tribunals decide?

University of Sydney Law School PhD candidate Callista Harris recently received a prestigious international prize for the first part of her PhD research, dealing with the limits on the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals. Here, Ms Harris talks about her PhD research and the article for which she received the prize.

18 February 2020
By Callista Harris
default image
High Court decision should not be used to advocate politicisation of judges

A recent opinion piece on the High Court decision in the Love and Thoms cases called explicitly for judges with a political leaning, but it’s these debates that ignore principles of law and betray the integrity of Australia’s systems of governance.

17 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson
default image
Broad legal issues in police strip searches a ‘serious concern’

A review of strip search laws has found there is a “widespread lack of knowledge” from operational police as to the legal prerequisites for valid searches and that any policies introduced late in 2019 should be treated as interim until further improvements.

17 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson
default image
Lawyer X ‘vampire gigolo’ confession not possible, veteran detective says

A veteran detective at the centre of the “vampire gigolo” murder investigation has said barrister Nicola Gobbo could not have received a confession because she would have wanted to “jump on the phone straight away” to be praised by her handlers.

17 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson
default image
Aussie firm launches private resolution centre

An Australian law firm has rolled out a new centre in response to the evolving nature of handling disputes.

17 February 2020
By Emma Musgrave
default image
More questions raised on the future of class actions

The future of the class action industry is in a state of questioning and change, with Federal Court Justice Michael Lee indicating that broad powers should make common fund orders in class action settlements.

17 February 2020
By Tony Zhang
default image
NT legal system ‘source of shame’, to receive updates in 2020

The new president for the Law Council of Australia has pointed to many issues in the legal system, and particularly that of the Northern Territory profession.

17 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson
default image
Dating apps and professional conduct implications

With the rapid evolution of social media and dating applications, workplace policy relating to employee conduct can become somewhat of a contentious issue whereby the boundaries between one’s professional and personal life are blurred.

14 February 2020
By Tasha Levy
default image
Celebrating women in law

Lawyers Weekly congratulates 2019’s Women in Law Awards winners.

14 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson
default image
Michael Kirby scholarship to help LGBTIQ+ students ‘shine’

A scholarship in tribute of The Honourable Michael Kirby will pave the way for students to study law and break out of unequal social constructs.

14 February 2020
By Naomi Neilson