Partner loses $3m lawsuit over arrest for sexual assault

A Sydney partner accused of the sexual assault of a junior legal secretary after an office-wide social event has lost a...

13 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘No systemic deficiencies’ found in prosecution of adult sexual assault cases in NSW

NSW’s top prosecutor’s office has responded to criticism raised by several of the state’s senior judges with a...

28 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Partner wrongly accused of ‘gaslighting’ woman about Rio Tinto rape

A former employee of a mining company that operated under the Rio Tinto umbrella accused a partner from a major firm of...

18 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Sexual harassment class actions filed against BHP, Rio Tinto

Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against...

12 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Tribunal overturns law firm’s sexual assault investigation

A London lawyer won an unfair dismissal case after he was terminated over an alleged sexual...

27 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer-studded play ‘Consent’ makes justice the victim

Consent, performed by an all-lawyer ensemble, invites its audience on a “rollercoaster” experience and challenges...

01 November 2024

By Naomi Neilson

The ‘shocking and sobering’ rates of sexual offending in Australia

The inaugural Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection report has been released, detailing the prevalence and...

15 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

How the rise in crime is impacting criminal lawyers

The latest quarterly crime statistics from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research revealed a notable increase...

25 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

Rio Tinto facing possible class action following sexual harassment report

Following a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread sexual harassment, a BigLaw firm is...

29 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Judge rules on Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

The Federal Court has ruled on whether Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament...

15 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Prosecutors abandon ‘rationalism, professionalism’ in rape cases, judge claims

A District Court judge says there is a possible “endemic” of prosecutors abandoning rational and professional...

05 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson

New SA child sex offending laws ‘dangerous’, advocacy group says

A proposal by the South Australian government to lock up repeat child sex offenders “forever” has been slammed by...

29 January 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Unveiling the complexities of jurors in sexual assault trials

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Naomi Neilson sits down with author Claire Baylis to delve into her...

21 July 2023

By Robyn Tongol

A-G commits $14.7m to improving sexual assault laws

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has committed $14.7 million to improving sexual assault laws and the justice...

02 May 2023

By Jess Feyder

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

New legislation to ‘make it clear there is no place for sexual violence in Victoria’

The Andrews government has introduced new sexual violence legislation that aims to shift scrutiny from victim-survivors...

05 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘More work must be done to prevent this abhorrent behaviour’

Following the release of a damning survey from Universities Australia that revealed high numbers of sexual assaults, a...

04 April 2022

By Lauren Croft

WA Law Reform Commission to review sexual assault laws

Western Australia’s Law Reform Commission and the Department of Justice have been tasked with reviewing the state’s...

10 February 2022

By Naomi Neilson

Affirmative consent laws passed in NSW

In a massive step for victims of sexual assault, common sense reforms have officially passed NSW Parliament this...

25 November 2021

By Lauren Croft