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Why do we have 12 jurors (and where did that come from)?
The 12-person jury is one of those legal artefacts that has endured through sheer force of repetition, writes Rebecca...
07 October 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
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Legal Home Loans, BarBooks to provide tailored mortgage and financial solutions for barristers
Dedicated Australian finance broker lawyers and barristers, Legal Home Loans, is teaming up with sought-after...
03 October 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Streaming justice: Trials by documentary and the illusion of evidence
In a courtroom, evidence is tested. In a documentary, it’s arranged. That difference might seem small, but it...
01 October 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
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AI in legal practice: Weighing benefits and risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. The question is: how should it be used, writes Sergio Zanotti...
26 September 2025
By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio
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Former criminal lawyer appointed as WA magistrate 
Experienced criminal lawyer Ruth Dineen will commence as a magistrate with the Magistrates Court of Western Australia...
22 September 2025
By Carlos Tse
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A-G names 6 new judges, new deputy Commonwealth ombudsman
The Albanese government has appointed six new judges to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2),...
18 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Long-serving WA District Court judge elevated to state’s Supreme Court
District Court Judge Troy Sweeney SC has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the...
08 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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SA barristers’ chambers listed on ransomware leak site
As first reported by Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, hackers are claiming to have breached the network of...
28 August 2025
By David Hollingworth
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When law, humanity, and medical ethics collide
For Australian lawyers, particularly those working in human rights, health law, or international practice, a recent...
27 August 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
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Ciarb expands into the Top End
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia) will now operate in the Northern Territory, to meet what it said are...
25 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy