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Supreme Court appointments in Tasmania and Victoria

Judicial appointments announced this week will see Tasmanian Chief Magistrate Michael Brett and Victorian county court...

01 July 2016

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

LCA launches equitable briefing targets

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has adopted an updated equitable briefing policy that sets out targets for the...

24 June 2016

By Stefanie Garber

The Bar

Two states welcome new Solicitor-Generals

The Law Society Northern Territory and the Law Society of Western Australia have welcomed the announcement of new...

24 June 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

New judge for NSW Land and Environment Court

John Robson SC will be sworn in as a judge of the NSW Land and Environment Court next

15 June 2016

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

‘Outrageous’ bail review proposal slammed by ACT legal bodies

Legal bodies in the ACT have heavily criticised a proposal by the territory government to grant the Director of Public...

09 June 2016

By Stefanie Garber

The Bar

Vic court refuses to hear wigged barristers

Five barristers have been ushered out of court on the opening day of a trial for donning their wigs in the Victorian...

30 May 2016

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Boldness pays dividends for calling to the bar

Female lawyers contemplating their calling to the bar have been urged to give it a go by barrister Michelle Painter...

27 May 2016

By Melissa Coade

The Bar

Best Practice Guidelines review underway

The NSW Bar Association is undertaking a review of its Best Practice Guidelines, which seek to assist chambers to...

26 May 2016

By Lara Bullock

The Bar

Legal profession mourns legal leader

Tributes have poured in for prominent barrister Ross Ray QC, who died on Sunday in a quad bike

24 May 2016

By Stefanie Garber

The Bar

Media reporting of sentencing outcomes problematic

The way the media reports sentencing outcomes creates an unrealistic representation of crime, but the legal industry...

20 May 2016

By Lara Bullock