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Most marginal seats to be won (or lost) by lawyers
In the 10 most marginal electorates nationwide, legal professionals feature prominently as candidates jostling to...
02 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
1 in 5 Labor and Liberal election candidates are lawyers or law grads
Lawyers make up nowhere near 20 per cent of the electorate, but for our two major parties, those who have studied...
11 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Nothing to ‘offset the pain’ for small law firms in budget 2025
Mixed reactions have poured in over Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ pre-election budget, with some applauding the initiatives...
27 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Nothingness’, ‘piecemeal’: Tax lawyers slam budget
Meaningful tax reform took a backseat to Labor’s electoral prospects and cost-of-living concerns, practitioners...
27 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cap big 4 partnerships at 400, inquiry recommends
The parliamentary inquiry into consulting firms has urged the government to limit accounting partnerships to 400...
08 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lawyers can’t be covert informers on their clients, Law Council warns
The Law Council of Australia has pushed back on “rhetoric” suggesting the country needs an AML/CTF regime that...
01 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Are the proposed cyber laws a ‘turning point’?
Law firm partners and industry experts are responding positively to the federal government’s proposed cyber security...
22 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Barristers must be exempt from AML/CTF regime, bar associations argue
Bar associations have “critical concerns” about the inclusion of barristers in the proposed expanded regime for...
21 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
SME lawyers to be burdened with extra costs from money laundering bill, warns MP
The member for Bradfield has raised concerns about the billions of dollars in costs the bill will impose on small law...
14 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
New cyber legislation to help Australia ‘keep pace with emerging threats’, minister says
Australia is set to enable mandatory reporting of ransom payments and new standards for smart devices with its...
11 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Full Federal Court dismisses FOI appeal in ‘win for democracy and open government’
An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...
27 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Ex-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid
A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...
23 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Disturbing’: Tax lawyers push back on proposal to register with regulator
Taxation lawyers have slammed the “ill-advised and regrettable” that they register with the Tax Practitioners Board...
30 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
CEO of Administrative Review Tribunal named
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed the new chief executive and principal registrar of the Administrative...
23 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Balanced approach’ needed on non-competes, say senior lawyers
The case for a ban on non-compete provisions may not stack up, a BigLaw partner and Sydney-based silk have...
22 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
AHRC pledges support for parliamentary push to make adequate housing a human right
The Australian Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind a private member’s bill that would recognise the...
15 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Understanding the changes resulting from the passage of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act
The recently passed Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 brings about a new system of federal administrative review,...
08 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Practising in Japan just got easier for Aussie lawyers
The Japanese Ministry of Justice has simplified the processes through which foreign lawyers, including those from...
05 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Will Australia follow the US in banning non-competes?
While the Federal Trade Commission seems set to ban non-compete clauses in the United States, it remains unclear...
02 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Australia has lost its way’ on housing, says former Supreme Court judge
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing...
01 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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