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.
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.
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.
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.
An Australian law firm has rolled out a new centre in response to the evolving nature of handling disputes.
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.
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.
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.
Lawyers Weekly congratulates 2019’s Women in Law Awards winners.
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.
