Mortgage broking firm Legal Home Loans has entered a partnership with ReLove, a charity that provides essential household items to those escaping crisis situations such as domestic violence and homelessness.
The assassination of conservative campaigner, activist, and podcaster Charlie Kirk at a Utah-based university campus recently has ignited a firestorm in the United States – a nation whose social cohesion is already hanging on by a thread. In the aftermath of that killing, there has been a torrent of activity to “cancel” those expressing unsavoury, or even politically unaligned, commentary online. Australian employees, like lawyers, may not be immune from this.
Looking back at her rise from senior judicial registrar to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s bench, Judge Celia Conlan said it was “enormously satisfying” to hone her skills, build networks, and take advantage of the many development opportunities.
As big corporates push full-time office returns and adopt workplace surveillance, will BigLaw follow, and will smaller firms, as a result, be more appealing to lawyers seeking flexibility? Here, lawyers and recruiters weigh in.
Earlier this month, a Victorian lawyer made history by becoming the first Australian practitioner to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in court. Such disciplinary action begs the question: should law students, who will be the lawyers of tomorrow, also face sanctions for inappropriate use of AI in the course of their education?
Queensland’s incoming restrictions on good character references for sex offenders were branded “performative legislation”, with critics finding it to be meaningless, misdirected and at risk of undermining the public’s confidence in the administration of justice.
A Western Australian judge was critical of several lawyers for bringing an application that “should never have been necessary”.
A lawyer and pre-insolvency adviser with links to Melbourne’s criminal underworld has been sentenced to three years in prison after “deliberately exploiting the financial and legal system”.
The Centre for ESG Law and Practice, developed by the College of Law, will support legal and business communities in navigating the complex role of law in ESG frameworks.
Migration law occupies a unique space in Australia’s legal landscape, in that it is both deeply technical and profoundly human, writes Navdeep Singh Khehra.
