Budget 2025: What lawyers need to know

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the fourth budget of the Albanese government. Here’s what legal professionals...

25 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

A former FWC vice president on the need for humane, patient (and efficient) justice

A former FWC vice president has shared his view on how commissioners should approach their role in the nation’s...

17 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

That’s not my drug – it’s too presumptive

Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false...

06 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal professionals urged to drive change following child justice report

Speaking following the release of a landmark report on child justice outcomes across the country, the National...

31 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Being mindful of junior practitioners in the courtroom

For three Victorian judicial officers, there is a juggle between making sure the job is done and creating a healthy...

07 October 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Why 12 Angry Men is the best legal movie

For me, there is no better cinematic encapsulation of the pursuit of justice in our common law system than the 1957...

04 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

The roadmap for reforming children’s justice outcomes in Australia

A minister for children and ratification of a United Nations convention are two of numerous recommendations from the...

02 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

WATCH: A-G, Law Society warmly welcomes Industrial Court president

The new president to head up the latest chapter of the NSW Industrial Court was praised during his welcome ceremony for...

10 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

‘Grave concerns’ expressed by academics about ‘disastrous’ no body, no parole laws

Dozens of legal academics – alongside other lawyers and criminal justice professionals – have signed an open letter...

03 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Prison doesn’t work: A case study from the country of its birth

Despite their ubiquity across much of the world, all reputable studies, including my own, show that penitentiaries...

22 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Boutique firm fails its second attempt at $2m legal bill fight

A law firm that claimed it was owed just shy of $2 million in legal fees has lost on appeal despite seeking just a...

12 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Barrister prohibited from engaging in legal practice

A barrister who represented a police officer without a practising certificate has been forbidden from working as a...

08 April 2024

By Naomi Neilson

James Allsop: AI ‘must not be left to the private sphere’, should be embraced by courts

While the implementation of legal tech is important for law and the administration of justice, former Federal Court...

29 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

Former Qantas employee’s fight against ‘grave injustice’ comes to end

A former Qantas customer service manager’s sexual harassment complaints against the airline has been dismissed,...

28 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Stephen Gageler named as new High Court Chief Justice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus have appointed the 14th Chief Justice of the High...

22 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victoria appoints new associate justice to Supreme Court

Catherine Gobbo, a “leading barrister in insolvency law and litigation”, has been elevated to the Supreme Court of...

22 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New research reveals need for additional trust in health justice partnerships

Marginalised communities would benefit greatly from having trusted legal advisers within health and social care...

24 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

Sydney firm fights ‘hopeless’ fraud, obstruction of justice allegations

A law firm that advised a real estate agent on a dispute with his partner was dragged into a “hopeless and manifestly...

05 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

‘We’ve got to protect open justice’

There is an inherent open justice and transparency on one hand and national security on the other. At present, the...

30 June 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Multilingual lawyers are paving the way to a more accessible justice system

As a conversation with one of my colleagues demonstrates, lawyers who can speak multiple languages make the law more...

08 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy