Our nation’s uniform defamation laws are threatening our fundamental rights in critical ways, the president of Victorian Bar has argued in a speech to the National Press Club.
National firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has partnered with ASPIRE, the outreach arm of the UNSW, to help disadvantaged school students pursue higher education.
A new programme is set to bolster start-ups in the legal and regulatory space by helping them mitigate some of the biggest challenges they face in getting off the ground.
The University of Queensland is celebrating a decade’s worth of assisting veterans, at-risk individuals and domestic violence victims through its Pro Bono Centre.
A boutique law firm is bolstering its service offering in the Brisbane market by adding more faces to the leadership team and expanding into three additional practice areas.
New research offers a stark warning to law firms: address dissatisfaction levels of your junior practitioners or watch them leave.
Parliament should avoid interfering with judicial discretion, as mandatory sentencing for sex offences can open the door to other unintended consequences, say advocates.
Mainstream media outlets and advocates should avoid “incorrect and misleading” language when discussing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill currently under debate in Western Australia’s parliament.
An employee given the choice to resign rather than be terminated should think clearly about this decision as it may prevent any claim bought against the employer in future, according to Townsends Business and Corporate Lawyers.
In a recent Lawyers Weekly live webcast, an expert panel explained the contributing factors in determining a quantum of pie allocated to funders who have made the litigation possible.
