Uncertainty over role of independent legal adviser in sexual violence trials

The majority of recommendations to improve justice responses to sexual violence have been welcomed, but opinions are...

10 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Inaugural First Nations silk named as part-time ALRC commissioner

Tony McAvoy SC has been appointed a part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform...

06 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Justice Jackman: ‘Deeply troubling’ limits on the duty of utmost good faith

In a recent speech, the Honourable Ian McNeil Jackman outlined five “limits” on the duty of utmost good faith –...

26 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Consent laws, prosecution alternatives at centre of sexual assault inquiry

Consent laws, police accountability and alternatives to criminal prosecutions will be considered as part of the federal...

24 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

ALRC: Financial sector laws ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Attorney-General the Honourable Mark Dreyfus KC MP has tabled the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) final report,...

22 January 2024

By Lauren Croft

‘Attacks’ on new ALRC president ‘misconceived’ and ‘unfair’, say senior judges

The Federal Court Chief Justice, Australian Judicial Officers Association, and Law Council have slammed...

27 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

A jam-packed week of legal news pre-EOFY: What’s hot in law this week (19-23 June)

This past week has seen a fascinating insight into high-profile defamation trials and the strategies to tackle alleged...

24 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Federal judge named as Law Reform Commission president

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia as the new president of the...

20 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Corps Act should be slashed by 66%, says ALRC

The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended the Corporations Act be cut down significantly, in a move that...

10 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Australians should be able to see themselves reflected in the judiciary’, says A-G

Federal A-G commits to promoting judicial diversity in Australia’s courts, along with upholding and strengthening...

17 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Federal government to establish judicial commission and improve appointment transparency

The government will implement all three recommendations of a judicial bias report by the Australian Law Reform...

03 October 2022

By Jess Feyder

Federal judicial commission needed, says report

Public confidence in Australian judges and courts is “generally high”, but the federal government should establish...

03 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Laws governing corporates are ‘are uniquely and unnecessarily complex’: ALRC

The Australian Law Reform Commission has unveiled “significant complexity” in Commonwealth legislation regulating...

30 November 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Affirmative consent laws passed in NSW

In a massive step for victims of sexual assault, common sense reforms have officially passed NSW Parliament this...

25 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

Government rejects call for state and territory family courts

The Morrison government has accepted more than half of the recommendations of the ALRC’s review of the family law...

23 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy