Regulation

We need an Australian Charter of Rights

Australia is the only Western liberal democracy without a federal charter of rights. The unprecedented federal police...

18 June 2019

By Kerry Weste

Sole practitioner guilty on 5 grounds of professional misconduct

A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty on five grounds of professional misconduct and five grounds...

17 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Unless you’re speaking on behalf of a firm, you should be able to have your views

The idea that lawyers should be considered brand ambassadors for their employers at all times would be perverse, argues...

17 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Recent sex harassment case ‘sets a precedent for exemplary damages’ in law firms

The decision by the Federal Circuit Court to award $170,000 to the former employee of a boutique firm for...

14 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ensure your boutique firm is managing superannuation properly

Like any other small business in Australia, sole practitioners and boutique firms need to be on top of the super...

13 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Conveyancing lawyer fined $5,000 for 8 grounds of professional misconduct

A New South Wales-based sole practitioner has been found guilty of eight grounds of professional misconduct,...

13 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

LCA ‘troubled’ by ASIC stance

The Law Council of Australia has hit back at ‘extremely concerning’ comments made by ASIC about client legal...

13 June 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Legal framework for public interest disclosures ‘inadequate’, says NSW Bar

Reflecting on the recent AFP raids on a journalist’s home and the national broadcaster, the New South Wales Bar...

13 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Are employment contracts increasingly being used to control employees’ lives?

The debate about lawyers’ freedom to use social media rages on, with an award-winning employment partner expressing...

12 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Solicitor to be refused practising certificate pending compliance with Notice

A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct, was reprimanded and is to be...

12 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy