A Brisbane-based criminal lawyer caught up in Operation Stockade has been fitted with a tracking device and will have to abide by a nightly curfew, after he was charged with breaching his bail conditions earlier this week.
Given the extreme stress placed on practitioners in the family law space, having a divorce or conflict coach on hand to help the client navigate traumatic processes can lead to a better, more efficient client service delivery, among other flow-on benefits, argues one professional.
At the age of 27, Kate Cliff was struck by a taxi travelling at 60km/hr, causing spinal damage and requiring months of rehabilitation. That accident set her on a vocational path she’d never previously considered.
A Queensland-based practitioner has been reprimanded and ordered to pay a penalty of $30,000 for professional misconduct.
A Melbourne-based employment lawyer says plans to safeguard religious freedom through the introduction of new laws have the potential to alienate minority groups should these laws come into effect.
A new report has found that roles within the public sector continue to see demand, with governments seeking lawyers who hold expertise in multiple practice areas.
National firm Clayton Utz has elevated 65 lawyers to special counsel and senior associate as well as three in its forensic and technology services team, effective 1 July 2019.
The Sunshine State must keep up with the progress being made in other states and territories by enacting parameters through which conduct by members of the judiciary can be better monitored, argues one industry leader.
New research suggests that legal candidates — particularly those with five or more years of PAE — are still high in practice areas across the board, with boutique practices continuing to hire and grow as well.
Australian workers on the minimum wage now have more purchasing powers than any other country in the world, according to new 2018 OECD figures, but one firm says it is not all good news.
