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A recent judgment has posed questions about what constitutes a valid execution of a contract, write three MinterEllison lawyers.
Criminal and law enforcement responses to the use of illicit drugs have not worked, and a revamp of the system – in accordance with coronial recommendations – is needed to reduce the number of deaths, argues one legal advocacy group.
The government’s proposal to merge the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia into a single generalised court has been rejected by over 65 law groups and governing bodies in an open letter to the Attorney-General.
Although welcoming the $88 million legal aid injection for the “chronically underfunded” system as a step in the right direction, the NSW Bar Association said the government should consider further funding to improve justice.
Profit growth expectations of Australian law firms have diminished, with businesses pushing into non-legal services to meet evolving client demand, according to Commonwealth Bank.
Victoria’s legal professional board reported more than $5 million in compensation was paid to clients of dishonest lawyers, as five practices are appointed managers in order to ensure trust account compliance and a further 14 are referred to police.
The Law Society of NSW has welcomed news of an $88 million funding boost set to be provided to legal aid services over the next four years.
Proposed changes to consent laws could enforce harsher penalties on “catfishers” who trick victims into sexual activity, enforce fundamental rights to withdraw consent during sexual activity and take away elements of bias from a juror’s decision-making.
The inquest into six deaths at NSW-based music festivals has found that there should be limitations on strip searching, and that its legality “should be carefully reviewed”.
Lawyers Weekly asked six people from the legal profession what their thoughts are on firms implementing gender quotas and targets and while not all were on board with the idea, it was unanimous that the profession has a long way to go in this space.