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Big Law • 18 August 2017 • ByTom LodewykeThe recent Federal Court decision that native title no longer exists...

The recent Federal Court decision that native title no longer exists in Brisbane has significant implications for...

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Going up
SME Law • 18 August 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeGive DV victims a chance to flee, lawyers tell government

Lawyers are calling for the NSW rental laws to be relaxed in a push to help give tenants fleeing domestic violence a...

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LCA president Fiona McLeod SC
The Bar • 17 August 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeWhere social fault lines meet the justice gap in Aus

After just returning from a tour of the Northern Territory, LCA president Fiona McLeod SC speaks with Lawyers Weekly...

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Cyber attacks
Big Law • 17 August 2017 • ByEmma MusgraveNational to combat cyber attacks with launch of new team

A national law firm is fighting the high occurrences of cyber attacks throughout Australian businesses by unveiling a...

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Caution tape, warning
Big Law • 17 August 2017 • ByEmma MusgraveFirm issues warning following citizenship controversy

The recent spotlight being placed on Australian parliamentarians in regard to their citizenship has caused one firm to...

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Marriage equality flag
The Bar • 17 August 2017 • ByTom LodewykeALHR backs High Court challenge to marriage equality postal vote

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has voiced its support for a constitutional challenge to the postal vote on...

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Give advice
The Bar • 17 August 2017 • ByTom LodewykeA-G issues advice on judiciary’s public presence

Commonwealth Attorney-General George Brandis QC has offered his advice on the public presence of judges, in response to...

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Greg Malakou, Holman Webb
SME Law • 16 August 2017 • ByMelissa Coade‘Aggressive’ appetite gains mid-tier new team

Holman Webb has declared its ambition for aggressive national growth, with confirmation that a Sydney property and...

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Restricted
Big Law • 16 August 2017 • ByEmma MusgraveNew restrictions set to impact legal profession

The Legal Services Council has called for an inquiry into new managed investment scheme restrictions, which are set to...

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Scales of Justice
The Bar • 16 August 2017 • ByMelissa CoadeUrgent criminal law reforms can prevent ‘unwarranted acquittals’

Concerns about unfair prejudice arising from the use of tendency and coincidence evidence are misplaced, a new report by...

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