Regulation

Law professor appointed as mental health commissioner

The Andrews government in Victoria has announced a four-pronged panel of commissioners for its state-based Royal...

26 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Maurice Blackburn puts Westpac in firing line

Plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has filed the first class action against the major bank since the release...

22 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Greater principles needed for AI regulation

Principles must be the cornerstone of artificial intelligence regulation, according to a big four accounting firm...

22 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Twice-convicted lawyer disqualified from practice until 2020

A Victorian-based sole practitioner has been disqualified from practising law in the state until 24 April 2020 after...

21 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Catastrophic’ court merger must be rejected

The recently-released Senate report into the proposed merger of the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court...

21 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Urgent need’ for early intervention in reducing Indigenous youth incarceration

A “dramatic and urgent” whole of government response is needed in order to reduce the number of Indigenous youths...

21 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal practice director struck off

A Sydney-based practitioner is to be removed from the roll in NSW for multiple breaches of the Legal Profession Act,...

20 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dealing with regulation in the wake of the Hayne royal commission at a practical level

Promoted by Governance Institute of Australia.There are plenty of lessons legal professionals across all industries can...

19 February 2019

Promoted by Megan Motto, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia

EDO heralds ‘landmark’ climate change decision, despite criticism of the judiciary

While mainstream media has cried “judicial overreach” in response to the Land and Environment Court’s decision to...

19 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Formerly imprisoned Qld partner struck off

A former equity partner at criminal firm Bosscher Lawyers has been struck from the roll of practitioners in Queensland...

18 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy