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SME Law • 11 April 2024 • ByClaire GallagherSME firms must stay on top of their employer brand

Ignoring your brand’s health is like ignoring your blood pressure – eventually, it’ll catch up with you, writes...

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Politics • 11 April 2024 • ByAlastair LawrieA 10-point test for fair anti-discrimination law reform

We have a truly once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws for the benefit of...

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Big Law • 10 April 2024 • ByLauren CroftEnsuring self-care in trauma-informed practice

Many of us know the benefits of a trauma-informed approach to lawyering in legal practice, writes Florence Thum. But...

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Politics • 09 April 2024 • ByDr Matt BachThe new moral panic: Transphobia and the law

In the face of our latest moral panic and its likely impact on the law, certain norms are worth remembering, writes Dr...

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Big Law • 04 April 2024 • ByAynsley Vaughan‘Tranche two’ anti-money laundering rules require action from...

Compared with Europe, the UK, and even New Zealand, Australia has been somewhat of a laggard in updating existing...

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Big Law • 28 March 2024 • BySarah Mateljan2/3 Australian lawyers are using ChatGPT for legal work

Generative AI tools are being adopted at increasingly higher rates by Australian lawyers, but law firms have been much...

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Big Law • 22 March 2024 • ByFlorence ThumEngaging in a trauma-informed approach to lawyering

Lawyers engage in a number of interpersonal relationships when they relate to people with trauma, be they clients or...

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Big Law • 18 March 2024 • ByLizzie Williamson3 ways to squeeze wellbeing into your jam-packed workday

In the high-stakes world of legal practice, where demands are relentless and the pressure is constant, finding time for...

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Politics • 11 March 2024 • ByDr Elizabeth Crawford SpencerCoercive control begins at home, but it doesn’t stop there

Workplace psychological abuse is an epidemic that infects our workplaces at great cost to individuals, organisations,...

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Big Law • 06 March 2024 • ByCornwalls‘You have to be in it to win it’: Q&A with a 30 Under 30 judge

Here, Cornwalls partner Glenn Hughes – who himself is an award-winning lawyer – reflects on what he finds difficult...

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