Two Melbourne-headquartered law firms will become one next month, after a decision was reached to merge their offerings as part of continued growth plans.
By a majority vote of two to one, the Court of Appeal in Victoria dismissed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction for child sex offences. Here’s why.
This year’s Women in Law Awards will feature two new categories: Company Secretary of the Year and Indigenous Lawyer of the Year.
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.
