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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
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