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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
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