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Lawyer sets record straight on NSW crime of abortion

The decision made by NSW Parliament earlier this month to derail a reform bill that would have taken abortion out of...

30 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Coroner’s Lindt Café siege findings to have consequences for criminal lawyers

One of the most extensive coronial inquests in NSW has now concluded, with 45 recommendations concerning state and...

26 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Lawyers can be humans too, judge says

Judge Felicity Hampel of the Victorian County Court has spoken about the need for lawyers to engage their human...

26 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Sydney to host international dispute resolution conference

A discussion focusing on the future of dispute resolution will come to Sydney on Monday, 29 May, as part of the Global...

26 May 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

The Bar

Funding for justice review recommendations get lawyers’ stamp of approval

Two major legal bodies in Victoria have lauded a suite of recommendations for law reform that has been funded by the...

25 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Equitable briefing gets backing from west side wigs

The Western Australian Bar Association has announced that it will join the national bar association, as well as...

24 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Vic government urged to consider spent convictions scheme

The Law Institute of Victoria has called on the state government to consider laws that will wipe the criminal record of...

23 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Barristers raise funds for prize in memory of Katrina Dawson

Members of the NSW Bar Association have hit the pavement to raise funds for a new readers’ scholarship established...

22 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Vic legal service recognised for youth advocacy

The Aboriginal Legal Service in Victoria has been recognised with a special award for its advocacy efforts on behalf of...

22 May 2017

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Podcast: Time warp

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, journalist Melissa Coade is joined by Anna Kerr, the principal of the...

19 May 2017

By Tom Lodewyke