A Queensland-based lawyer, who was convicted of multiple drug offences, will not be granted a practising certificate before a period of five years from the date of his conviction.
The president-elect of the Law Council of Australia has resigned, effective immediately, after an allegation was made relating to conduct displayed at a function earlier this year.
Running a smaller, dedicated practice allows for the idiosyncratic priorities of women — both lawyers and clients — to be better accommodated, argues one principal.
Attorney-General Christian Porter has outlined his thoughts on the extent to which lawyers can express their views online and how much employment contracts can regulate employee conduct.
Following a pilot program, Herbert Smith Freehills Australian managing partner Andrew Pike and his mentor, solicitor Myra Beal, spoke to Lawyers Weekly about the benefits of reverse mentoring for law firms around the country.
Fast food giant Domino’s has been hit with a class action alleging the systemic underpayment of delivery drivers and in-store workers employed across franchise outlets nationwide over a five-year period.
Federal, state and territory jurisdictions need to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years and remove the “fraught” doli incapax presumption, according to national legal advocacy group the Law Council of Australia.
There is credible evidence to suggest that “there may have been a miscarriage of justice arising from Nicola Gobbo’s conduct and use as a human source” in the conviction for murder of Faruk Orman, according to Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy.
Slater and Gordon has today filed a class action against AMP “on behalf of more than two million Australians who have been gouged excessive fees on their AMP superannuation accounts”.
A global law firm has announced new worldwide aspirational targets, composed of 40 per cent women, 40 per cent men and 20 per cent flexibility across women, men and non-binary persons.
