Could Trump-like attacks on the judiciary happen here?

Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump’s attacks on the legal system – from probing BigLaw firm’s DEI...

07 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The value to lawyers of making mistakes

Few lawyers would be willing openly to discuss their mistakes as they would their successes, writes Ray...

28 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Unfounded attacks’, stress and trauma continue to threaten judiciary

The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...

13 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

That’s not my drug – it’s too presumptive

Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false...

06 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Judicial independence ‘not a luxury or privilege to dispense with’, report finds

When it comes to the extent of judicial independence in Australia, a new report has found that “there is much to be...

02 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Teething issues’ for Right to Disconnect highlight need for employer caution

As the Right to Disconnect inches closer and closer to coming into effect, employers have mixed emotions about...

01 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Western Sydney University names new law school dean

Professor Catherine Renshaw has been appointed as the new dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney...

10 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Whiplash injury outcomes: No longer simply biomechanics

The traditional approach to whiplash-associated disorder is now being challenged by a more holistic assessment, with...

05 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Grave concerns’ expressed by academics about ‘disastrous’ no body, no parole laws

Dozens of legal academics – alongside other lawyers and criminal justice professionals – have signed an open letter...

03 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Coercive 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,...

11 March 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is AI ready to write laws?

A legal academic recently undertook research to answer the all-important question of whether artificial intelligence is...

16 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Firm owners should ‘take advantage of technology and outsourcing’

This legal academic and law firm owner has created a dual career for herself – and said that, particularly with...

15 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

The wider impact of positive duty on workplace harassment

The recent introduction of the positive duty requirement under section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, though...

15 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lack of ‘right to disconnect’ continues to spell trouble for Aussie workplaces

A continued lack of concrete “right-to-disconnect” rules is putting Australian workplaces in dangerous territory,...

04 January 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Deakin University appoints new dean of law

Victoria-based university Deakin has elevated its deputy dean to the position of dean of its law school – a role she...

30 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

How Australia could move forward on ‘right to disconnect’ laws

There are lessons to be learnt from other jurisdictions already making headway on the right to disconnect laws,...

01 November 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney Law School professor named as UN special rapporteur

A law professor from the University of Sydney has been appointed as special rapporteur on human rights and...

30 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Space law expert rejoins University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide has appointed a leading legal expert to contribute to space law and existing major...

11 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

La Trobe deputy dean named as external legal adviser for Commonwealth standing committee for the scrutiny of delegated legislation

Professor Lorne Neudorf, who is the deputy dean of La Trobe Law School, has been appointed external legal adviser to...

05 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

90k lawyers and a rate shock: What’s hot in law this week (1-5 May)

There are more lawyers in Australia than ever before, but that’s not all we learnt this week. Here is your weekly...

06 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy