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23 Aug 2019

Satisfaction with law firms at 5-year low

Exclusive research has shown satisfaction among Australian legal professionals has dropped to its lowest point in five years. ...

23 Aug 2019

Lawyers protest ‘extraordinary’ increase in police strip searches

NSW lawyers are calling for an immediate reform to police strip searching laws as it is revealed there has been an almost twentyfold increase in searc...

23 Aug 2019

LCA backs public consults into ‘rushed’ encryption legislation

The Law Council of Australia has welcomed a new review into encryption legislation, which it says will play a vital role in ensuring public trust. ...

23 Aug 2019

Central Coast Law Society donates to help domestic violence victims

The Regional law society in the NSW Central Coast has donated to one of the region’s domestic violence programs to tackle the increase in women flee...

23 Aug 2019

NSW to introduce chatbots to help solve legal queries

One-quarter of a million dollars has been invested into designing and building a chatbot to help vulnerable people solve common legal problems in New ...

22 Aug 2019

Melbourne firms confirm merger

Two Melbourne-headquartered law firms will become one next month, after a decision was reached to merge their offerings as part of continued growth pl...

22 Aug 2019

Why was Pell’s appeal dismissed?

By a majority vote of two to one, the Court of Appeal in Victoria dismissed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction for child sex offen...

22 Aug 2019

New categories added for Women in Law Awards

This year’s Women in Law Awards will feature two new categories: Company Secretary of the Year and Indigenous Lawyer of the Year. ...

22 Aug 2019

Lawyers respond angrily to delay on abortion decriminalisation vote

The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state, which has been labelled “an insul...

22 Aug 2019

Solicitor found guilty of dishonest misappropriation of funds

A NSW lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional misconduct due to the dishonest misappropriation of fund...

21 Aug 2019

Former magistrate to be struck off for child sex offences

A former Queensland-based magistrate has been recommended for removal from the roll in the Sunshine State following his conviction in 2017 for 18 chi...

21 Aug 2019

Pell’s fate decided by Victorian Court of Appeal

The judgment in George Pell v The Queen has been handed down this morning by the Court of Appeal in Victoria. ...

21 Aug 2019

2019’s Top 25 Attraction Firms named

Momentum Intelligence, in partnership with Lawyers Weekly, has uncovered the firms deemed most attractive to Australian legal professionals this year....

21 Aug 2019

Australia does not need a ‘unicorn’ International Commercial Court

The idea that Australia needs a new court for the resolution of commercial disputes should be greeted with some scepticism, says the president of the ...

21 Aug 2019

Committee needed to oversee treatment of grads

Exploitation of graduate lawyers needs to stop. The establishment of an oversight committee is one way to curb such poor treatment, writes The[Pre]La...

21 Aug 2019

ALHR applauds VicPol apology to LGBTQI community

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has congratulated Victoria Police after chief commissioner Graham Ashton issued a formal apology for causin...

20 Aug 2019

Navigating regulatory issues in the beauty industry

It is a “really exciting time” to work as a lawyer in the healthcare and beauty space. However, such legal work is not without its challenges, dis...

20 Aug 2019

What will define governance between now and 2025?

New research shows that the day-to-day of a governance professional will be consumed by increased regulatory scrutiny, business complexity and technol...

20 Aug 2019

The evolution of the GC

For GCs, their role has developed from dealing with legal issues to now having to fulfil the expectation of building business value, all while deliver...

20 Aug 2019

High Court decision in Glencore ‘potentially worrying’ for in-house lawyers

A global in-house legal association has voiced its concerns about the High Court’s stance on legal professional privilege and the potential motivati...