Opinion

Tribunal senior member not entitled to salary due to overseas judicial appointment, Federal Court rules

A senior member of the (now extinct) Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was not entitled to an AAT salary from the...

19 August 2025

By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio

The legality of living in your car

Until we care enough to intervene, Australia will remain a country where our very comfort will continue to blind us to...

18 August 2025

By Adam Abbasi-Sacca

Innovation divide: Why small law needs its own playbook for AI adoption

BigLaw is resourced but slow. Small law is agile but under-equipped. To bridge the innovation divide, small firms must...

14 August 2025

By Talya Faigenbaum

‘But for’: Causation, conditioning, and the trouble with clean lines

In court, the phrase “but for” is the beginning of a legal test. In therapy, it’s the start of a much longer...

07 August 2025

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

Why autonomous AI agents demand new approaches to legal practice

The training wheels are off: the shift from ChatGPT-style chatbots to autonomous agents isn’t just another update –...

06 August 2025

By Yule Guttenbeil

Thinking like a lawyer is easy. Feeling like one? Not so much

Here’s why the grounding technique belongs in every lawyer’s toolkit, writes Naomi Pearce.

31 July 2025

By Naomi Pearce

Setting off previous proceedings’ costs may discourage pro-bono work, Federal Circuit and Family Court rules

The Minister for Immigration and another respondent sought to set off a costs order made in a non-citizen’s favour...

31 July 2025

By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio

The importance of a principles-based approach to probity and integrity

Preserving trust in a disrupted world: As the public sector continues to evolve, so too must our approach to probity,...

30 July 2025

By Felicity Cooper and Elise Poiner

Self-representation in the Family Court is on the rise – and it’s undermining the system

The sharp rise in self-represented litigants is a trend within the Australian family law space that is quickly becoming...

28 July 2025

By Michael Tiyce

Trauma-informed lawyering: Supporting clients through compensation claims

The personal injury claim process can be a daunting and emotionally taxing journey for anyone involved, writes Libby...

28 July 2025

By Libby Thomas