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Marque Lawyers adds commercial litigation and IP lawyer to partnership
Sydney-based firm Marque Lawyers has named its 11th partner, who has been with the firm since...
19 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Women can’t sue Qatar Airways for 2020 strip searches, judge rules
Five Australian women subjected to invasive searches at Doha Airport in 2020 are not able to sue Qatar Airways for...
15 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The role of lawyers in ‘mitigating the chilling effect of laws’
Following the recent Voice to Parliament referendum, lawyers can play a massive role in education around the Australian...
01 November 2023
By Lauren Croft
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The electoral law system is ‘incredibly fragile’ in age of social media
New social media platforms can result in “unregulated communication”, something this lawyer said can be dangerous...
24 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation action against Crikey
Just days after Fox settled with Dominion for $1.2 billion over its promotion of falsehoods about the 2020 US...
21 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Who is liable for life-altering injuries incurred by professional athletes?
In light of a looming class action set to be brought by former players against the AFL, the question is being raised:...
13 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Many aspects of sexual assault law are ‘broken and wrong’
In conversation with Grace Tame, Sydney lawyer Michael Bradley recently discussed the sexual assault legislative reform...
24 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
‘David and Goliath battle’: Passengers sue Qatari airline and authority over unlawful bodily searches
Five women, who were passengers on an October 2020 Qatar Airways flight, and some of whom were subjected to invasive,...
21 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
What law reform is needed to strengthen Australia’s elections?
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) and Marque Lawyers have advocated for reforms aimed at making elections fairer and...
20 October 2022
By Jess Feyder
Is regulatory data law reform needed following the Optus breach?
Following the Optus customer data breach, which left potentially millions of customers’ information in the hands of...
30 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Just the beginning of our legal journey to tangible climate action’
Whilst the new climate change legislation is a positive step forward for the climate crisis, there are a number of...
01 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Teal independent pushes for judicial inquiry into media concentration
Following the filing of a defamation suit against Australian media outlet Crikey by Lachlan Murdoch, independent MP Zoe...
26 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The role of lawyers in ‘defending the rule of law and how democracy works’
Whilst working in government law can be fairly intense, it can also be extremely rewarding to help enact change, said...
18 July 2022
By Lauren Croft
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‘I can see the impact of the work that we've done’ in the federal election
Whilst electoral legal work can come with a myriad of challenges, it can also be incredibly rewarding, said this...
11 July 2022
By Lauren Croft
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What we learned from the Dutton defamation case
Last week, the Full Court of the Federal Court overturned the finding that a refugee activist had defamed Peter Dutton...
23 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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