From taking exams amid the echoes of gunfire to growing up during Liberia’s brutal civil wars, one law student shares his remarkable story of resilience and survival in a childhood shaped by conflict.
In a world where law students are told to say yes to everything – from clerkships and moots to endless readings and networking events – Hayder Shkara argues that true success comes not from doing it all, but from knowing what to leave out.
A lawyer who was cautioned over an attempt to have a costs assessment stayed has failed to have the disciplinary action set aside.
The presidents of the NSW Bar Association and the Law Society of NSW are calling for the Human Rights Bill 2025 to have its own public inquiry.
National law firm Moray & Agnew has welcomed workplace specialist Edmund Burke as a partner to its Brisbane office.
This past week, while the RBA held the cash rate and a national firm took six principals from a global rival, an NSW-based solicitor was charged over an alleged sexual relationship with an inmate. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
A highly experienced trial and appellate barrister has been appointed president of the Victorian Bar for the 2025-26 term.
A former client who escalated a claim worth almost $1.5 million against a Perth law firm has been knocked back by the High Court.
A partner at an “out, loud and proud” Sydney-based LGBTI law firm is one of the nominees for NSW for the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards.
Holding Redlich has become the first Australian firm to adopt Lexis Create+, an AI-powered legal drafting solution built into Microsoft 365.
