Australian Bar Association
Combating ‘broification’, ‘Baby Reindeer’-like workplace conduct, and the entrenched gender pay gap
New mandatory equality and wellbeing barrister training proposed by the Australian Bar Association could help fight...
06 March 2025
By Penny Thew
Value of briefs to women barristers still too low, despite ‘positive’ signs for equality targets
“The pay gap remains too wide”: There is reason for optimism about greater gender inclusivity at the Australian...
20 February 2025
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
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
Australian Bar Association announces new executive team
In addition to securing the position of president and vice-presidents, the Australian Bar Association created the role...
18 December 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Barristers encouraged by Commonwealth’s progress on equitable briefing
Recently released data from the Attorney-General’s Department show a “notable positive performance” from the...
04 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former Bar Association president named Supreme Court judge in WA
Matthew Howard SC, who has served as the president of both the Australian Bar and WA Bar associations, has been...
26 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Inquiry bombshells, budget reflections and Voice viewpoints: What’s hot in law this week (8-12 May)
A major public inquiry is heating up, and senior lawyers are having their say on the Voice. Here is your weekly...
13 May 2023
By Lawyers Weekly
Former Bar Association presidents call shadow A-G’s Voice comments ‘wrong’, ‘not correct’
In an interview with News Corp earlier this week, Senator Michaelia Cash said that the proposed Voice to Parliament...
11 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former ABA, LCA presidents throw support behind Voice
Six silks, all of whom have served as presidents of the Australian Bar Association or Law Council of Australia, have...
27 April 2023
By Jess Feyder
2023 ‘presents several opportunities for barristers’
When it comes to learning and development, the coming year offers enormous scope for growth, say two bar association...
16 January 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
23 new SCs named in Victoria
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria has announced the appointment of 23 new senior counsel in the Garden...
03 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Prosecution of lawyer-turned-whistleblower ‘unjust and anti-democratic’
David McBride will soon face his defence hearing regarding his whistleblowing on war crimes allegedly committed by...
27 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
What role will lawyers play in the Voice to Parliament referendum?
Within this term of Parliament, the Albanese government will hold a referendum on whether to enshrine an Aboriginal...
06 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
Lawyers laud ‘historic’ appointment of Jayne Jagot to High Court
Legal advocates and member associations are celebrating the appointment of Justice Jayne Jagot to the High Court of...
29 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Smaller firms ‘sitting ducks’ following Optus data breach
Following a massive data breach leaving the personal information of potentially millions of Optus customers...
28 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Queen’s Counsel to become King’s Counsel
In a statement issued first to Lawyers Weekly, the Australian Bar Association (ABA) has confirmed that persons...
09 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Barristers should be ‘enormously proud’ of how they’ve managed the pandemic years
Australian barristers have seen a “generation’s worth” of evolution in the space of two years, Dr Matt Collins QC...
05 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Steady decline in gender disparity’ offers encouraging signs for women at the bar
Whilst female practitioners remain “significantly under-represented” among the barristerial cohort — a concern...
22 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Entirely inappropriate’: Legal orgs continue to hit back at PM
Governments in Australia wouldn’t get far having “no truck” with lawyers, say legal member...
12 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy