The Fair Work Act has proved “functional and effective”, and should be celebrated by both sides of politics, argues one firm leader.
Law firms around the world need to become better equipped to handle an influx of NewLaw providers, a new report has found.
A Queensland-headquartered boutique law firm has been deregistered, according to a notice issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
For those who practice in emotionally draining areas of law, flowers – and engaging with floristry – can give one a more comprehensive understanding of major life events and how they impact upon people’s states of mind, argues one lawyer.
Rather than asking victims of bullying and sexual harassment to report such misconduct, the legal profession must ask itself why people cannot be burdened with the responsibility of simply not engaging in such behaviour, argues one lawyer.
In remarks delivered to Australian barristers, Singaporean Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon SC outlined the importance of investment in the shared international legal experience by those in practice.
The Morrison Government must move to scale back federal metadata laws in the wake of the “extraordinary high rate” at which the AFP is accessing the communications history of journalists, argues the Human Rights Law Centre.
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) has launched its new office in Coffs Harbour.
A law firm has lost an appeal in the NSW Court of Appeal against an SMSF in a case relating to a clause in a contract for the purchase of land.
Queensland-based firm Creevey Russell Lawyers has expanded its personal law team with the appointment of a boutique lawyer from Adelaide.
