‘Highly respected’ barrister appointed to NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal

Stephen Free SC is set to join the bench as a Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of...

07 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney silk appointed to NSW Land and Environment Court

Richard Beasley SC, who authored Hell Has Harbour Views, has been appointed as a judge of the Land and Environment...

06 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

3 new silks named in South Australia

The South Australian chief justice has unveiled the new senior counsel appointments in the Festival...

04 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Balanced approach’ needed on non-competes, say senior lawyers

The case for a ban on non-compete provisions may not stack up, a BigLaw partner and Sydney-based silk have...

22 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney silk named as judge of appeal for NSW Supreme Court

Richard McHugh SC has joined the bench, having been appointed as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW,...

12 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

25 new senior counsel named in Victoria

Chief Justice Anne Ferguson of the Supreme Court of Victoria has named 25 new silks in the Garden...

08 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney-based silk appointed to NSW District Court

Barrister John Catsanos SC has been appointed a judge of the District Court of...

07 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Inaugural First Nations silk named as part-time ALRC commissioner

Tony McAvoy SC has been appointed a part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform...

06 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

2 silks appointed to Federal Court bench, partner named as FCFCOA judge

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of Australia, while a firm...

25 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Silk named as WA Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions

Justin Whalley SC has been appointed as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in Western...

17 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney-based silk appointed to NSW Supreme Court

Commercial barrister Tim Faulkner SC has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of...

06 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA silk named as District Court judge, 5 new State Administrative Tribunal members appointed

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a senior counsel as the newest judge on the state’s...

23 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Rowena Orr named as judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal

Victoria’s Solicitor-General Rowena Orr KC, who was the banking royal commission senior counsel, is joining the bench...

17 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

2 silks appointed to Federal Court bench in Victoria

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named a King’s counsel and a senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of...

12 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Perth-based silk elected as new Law Council president

A new executive was named for the Law Council of Australia last weekend, with a Western Australian senior counsel being...

04 December 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions named

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has appointed a Victorian silk as the newest Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions...

16 November 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

25 new silks named in Victoria

The Chief Justice of Victoria has announced the appointment of 25 Victorian barristers to senior...

18 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

4 new silks named in South Australia

Late last week, the Chief Justice of South Australia named four new senior counsel for the...

05 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Kate Eastman SC named NSW Law Reform commissioner

Experienced employment law specialist, Kate Eastman AM SC, has been appointed a part-time commissioner of the NSW Law...

01 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Eliminating racism in the legal profession and the importance of strategic communication

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. We cannot accept discrimination in the legal profession, writes...

17 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy