9 new King’s counsel named in Tasmania

The governor of Tasmania has approved the appointment of nine new King’s counsel across the state following the...

07 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

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 Jerome Doraisamy

Melbourne-based barristers’ chambers could sell for $25m

Barristers’ Chambers Limited has listed Douglas Menzies Chambers for sale, with the sellers expecting a sale price of...

26 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Your reputation is everything’ as a barrister

This barrister went straight to the Bar after graduating – and she says that although building a network was...

03 February 2025

By Lauren Croft

3 barristers on the diversification of Australia’s Bar

As the Australian legal profession advances towards greater inclusivity, there is an increasing acknowledgement that...

02 December 2024

By Grace Robbie

3 barristers join NSW District Court

Last week, three barristers were appointed to the District Court of NSW, bringing a combined seven decades of legal...

04 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

George Street Chambers opens in Brisbane CBD

The Sunshine State’s most populous barristers’ chambers in over a decade has opened, intending to address the...

24 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Tribunal debates New Zealand barrister’s right to work in Australia

Whether a New Zealand barrister could be employed in an equivalent position in Australia under a trans-Tasman deal was...

25 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Legal Home Loans partners with the Bar Association of Queensland

Legal Home Loans has joined forces with the Bar Association of Queensland to offer a number of benefits and assistance...

11 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

Technology, AI and hacking predicted at the Bar in 2024

Technology advancements, both good and bad, were a big theme at the end of 2023, and they will likely continue to...

29 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian barristers slam Dan Andrews’ Lawyer X comments as ‘misguided, wrong’

Premier Daniel Andrews’ comments after the closure of the Lawyer X investigative office have been denounced as...

19 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Courtroom advocacy is ‘inherently human’: Why ChatGPT won’t replace barristers

While artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging tech are likely to replace a number of legal functions outside...

05 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

Victorian Bar president rejects idea that barristers supporting Voice are financially motivated

Following claims made in News Corp last week that pro-Voice barristers will benefit financially from the passing of...

01 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Involve junior counsel more, say WA’s top judges

The West Australian Chief Justice and president of the state’s Court of Appeal have penned a note to silks out west,...

02 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barristers’ email accounts searched by Victorian Bar Council in homophobia investigation

The email accounts of Victorian barristers were searched by the Victorian Bar Council (VBC) in a homophobia...

13 February 2023

By Jess Feyder

‘I was only 17 years old, instructing barristers’

One lawyer discusses her early entrance into the legal profession at the age of 17 and how her passion for law endured...

06 February 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

Kate Eastman on the ‘great opportunity’ for equitable briefing

Despite women now outnumbering male judges on the High Court, the Law Council’s equitable briefing targets are yet to...

26 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

4 barristers appointed to panel to investigate Hawthorn FC racism allegations

An independent panel of four barristers, led by a Victorian silk, is set to examine recently published allegations of...

06 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

3 barristers named to NSW District Court

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has appointed three new judges for the state’s District Court, who collectively...

30 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy