The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state, which has been labelled “an insult” and shows a “lack of respect” for women.
A NSW lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional misconduct due to the dishonest misappropriation of funds and failure to supply and maintain trust records.
A former Queensland-based magistrate has been recommended for removal from the roll in the Sunshine State following his conviction in 2017 for 18 child sex offences.
The judgment in George Pell v The Queen has been handed down this morning by the Court of Appeal in Victoria.
Momentum Intelligence, in partnership with Lawyers Weekly, has uncovered the firms deemed most attractive to Australian legal professionals this year.
The idea that Australia needs a new court for the resolution of commercial disputes should be greeted with some scepticism, says the president of the NSW Court of Appeal.
Exploitation of graduate lawyers needs to stop. The establishment of an oversight committee is one way to curb such poor treatment, writes The[Pre]Lawyer in Black.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has congratulated Victoria Police after chief commissioner Graham Ashton issued a formal apology for causing “unnecessary and unacceptable harm” to the LGBTQI community.
It is a “really exciting time” to work as a lawyer in the healthcare and beauty space. However, such legal work is not without its challenges, discusses one general counsel.
New research shows that the day-to-day of a governance professional will be consumed by increased regulatory scrutiny, business complexity and technological disruption for the next five or so years.
