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New social media ban for minors: What’s the impact on separated families?

Separated parents are now going to have to navigate the new social media restriction on minors. This restriction is going to impact both recently separated parents who are trying to sort out parenting arrangements as well as parents with existing arrangements, parenting plans or orders, writes Monique Allan.

27 November 2025
By Monique Allan
Legora cements foothold in Australia with Sydney office, 3 senior hires

Collaborative AI platform Legora has set up a new presence in Sydney and made three senior leadership appointments as it moves to expand its Australian and APAC operations.

27 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Judges told to draw on unique position to stabilise public confidence

Safeguarding public trust in the courts demands active leadership from the judiciary, chief justices and legal leaders have stressed.

26 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Corporate Counsel Summit 2026: Inside the event shaping the next era of in-house leadership

As businesses navigate accelerated transformation, evolving stakeholder expectations, and a shifting regulatory landscape, the role of the in-house legal team has never been more central – or more visible.

26 November 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
McCullough Robertson appoints construction and infrastructure partner from Mills Oakley

National law firm McCullough Robertson has welcomed Scott Higgins as a partner in its construction and infrastructure team.

26 November 2025
By Carlos Tse
The reshaping of personal injury litigation: Reflections from 2025

Personal injury litigation in Queensland is entering a new era, writes John Connellan.

26 November 2025
By John Connellan
Resilience amid uncertainty: The latest on the Aussie M&A market

Economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions are being tempered through the resilience and strategic adaptability of this year’s Australian public M&A market, new research from a BigLaw firm has found.

26 November 2025
By Carlos Tse
Over half of in-house lawyers eyeing moves to law firms

A new Axiom survey finds a retention crisis brewing as almost half of in-house lawyers look for new roles – but most concerning, 56 per cent are considering leaving in-house positions for law firms.

25 November 2025
By Grace Robbie
Judicial support of Dyson Heydon weakens promises to do better

By helping to rehabilitate disgraced former judge Dyson Heydon, some of Australia’s most senior judicial members have stripped the profession’s commitment to change of any real meaning and contributed to diminishing trust in the administration of justice.

25 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Deloitte forces court into ‘undesirable’ position in NT stolen wages class action

Deloitte won a bid to more than double its costs to administer the Northern Territory stolen wages settlement, but Chief Justice Debra Mortimer made it clear this was “despite some misgivings”.

25 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson