Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, is thrilled to present the eighth annual Women in Law Awards.
Survivors of child sexual abuse deserve better than the continued suggestion that the Catholic Church in Australia does not have to comply with the laws of the land, says an advocacy group.
With this week’s news that Westpac was deemed not in breach of responsible lending guidelines, the court judgement has outlined ASIC’s failed attempt to pin down the major bank.
Between testimonies, millions of pages of evidence and ongoing secrecy, the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (RCMPI) has opened the door to more questions, likely to be unanswered in the near future.
A practitioner who “was so readily prepared to subordinate his ethical obligations” has been removed from the roll in Western Australia.
In a recent webcast, a panel of legal experts discussed how and why the majority of Australian-based class actions settle, whether that trend will change and if class actions should have a different legal process.
Attending courses and expanding knowledge around law is instrumental for solicitors, but it’s just “the start of a journey, and not it’s end.”
The recent AFP raids highlight the need to “rein in” laws that “damage Australia’s democracy”, according to the Human Rights Law Centre.
The ACT Law Society has expressed its frustration with the Australian National University’s (ANU) decision to end its Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP) program.
Only those who embrace the concept of intersectionality can further the drive for true inclusion in the workplace, and consequently get the best out of their people, according to two Dentons employees.
