Could Trump-like attacks on the judiciary happen here?

Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump’s attacks on the legal system – from probing BigLaw firm’s DEI...

07 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Recent judicial decisions could have ‘significant’ implications for employers

“Conflicting” judicial decisions around section 323 of the Fair Work Act could have “significant” impacts on...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Curiosity on judicial hires, independence a ‘threat’ to system

With Australia’s inherited justice system the way it is, an academic says asking the “hard” questions about a...

28 January 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Unfounded attacks’, stress and trauma continue to threaten judiciary

The various threats to judges’ mental and physical health, and subsequently “their capacity to judge well”, are...

13 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers hit back at politician’s ‘unfair’, inaccurate criticism of WA magistrate

Lawyers have slated comments made by a politician about a magistrate’s bail decision as both unfair and...

21 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson

WA judiciary participates in landmark sexual harassment training

Members of the judiciary in Western Australia have participated in a first-of-its-kind training on workplace conduct...

11 December 2023

By Lauren Croft

Judge, government appeal $300k order for false imprisonment

A federal court judge found to have falsely imprisoned a man for contempt of court has filed an

02 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Kiefel CJ to retire early

Susan Kiefel AC, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, will be departing from the bench slightly earlier...

16 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

Bench movements and BigLaw expansions: What’s hot in law this week (22-26 May)

The judiciary has seen both a high-profile appointment and resignation in recent days, while the big end of town has...

27 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

AI: Why judges and lawyers are not immune

The legal profession will be among the first to be substantially disrupted by the advent of artificial intelligence...

22 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New NSW A-G appoints judge of appeal, 2 judges for District Court

Michael Daley, the newly appointed Attorney-General in NSW, has named a new judge of appeal for the state’s Supreme...

16 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

1st Indigenous appointments for SA judiciary

Two Aboriginal women have been appointed to South Australia’s judiciary in a historic first for the...

09 February 2023

By Jess Feyder

Bell CJ on 2 centuries of judicial progress

In his first address at the Opening of the Law Term, the NSW chief justice reflected on 200 years of the judiciary, as...

02 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

Federal judicial commission could consider complaints about current, former judges

The Albanese government is seeking submissions on the proposed national watchdog for the judiciary, which it offered...

18 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Justice Keane says judiciary diversity ‘not happening fast enough’

The Asian Australian Lawyers Association Queensland branch recently hosted an event with Justice Patrick Keane, former...

21 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Sexual harassment not widespread in Victorian courts, but risks factors ‘cannot be ignored’

An independent review into the recruitment processes and working arrangements of court staff in Victoria has been...

18 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy