Regulation

Sydney solicitor convicted of drug offences removed from the roll

In a Court of Appeal case described by a presiding justice as one that “bears the hallmarks of tragedy”, a...

27 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mergers slowed by regulation hurdles

The Australian merger regulatory landscape for parties to international transactions is becoming increasingly complex...

27 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

LCA backs Labor on financial rights access to justice pledge

The Law Council of Australia is “very supportive” of the Labor Party’s promise of a $120 million contribution,...

27 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

20 law firms WGEA certified in ‘record’ gender equality year

More than twenty legal bodies have been recognised as leaders in Australian workplace gender equality as part of this...

26 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

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