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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
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