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NSW District Court adds new judge
An experienced barrister has been appointed to the District Court bench in NSW after more than two decades in the legal...
30 December 2024
By Lauren Croft
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2 barristers appointed as judges of the District Court of Western Australia
Two new judges have been appointed to the District Court of Western Australia, bringing strong legal expertise in both...
30 December 2024
By Lauren Croft
The Bar
Local Court appoints 11 new magistrates in ‘regeneration of the judicial talent’
Eleven new full-time magistrates are set to join the Local Court of NSW, which the Attorney-General has said is one of...
13 December 2024
By Lauren Croft
The Bar
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
The Bar
High Court rules that ‘sham’ terminations can cause psychiatric injury, overturning century-old law
A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’...
11 December 2024
By Kace O'Neill
The Bar
What family lawyers need to know about the latest legislative reforms
The recent updates to the Family Law Act send clear messages to the legal profession and broader community, writes...
11 December 2024
By Genevieve Morgan
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8 new judges appointed to Federal Court
The Federal Court of Australia is set to welcome eight new judges in the coming weeks after new funding was made...
09 December 2024
By Lauren Croft
The Bar
That’s not my drug – it’s too presumptive
Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false...
06 December 2024
By Dr Brynn Hibbert, in collaboration with Unisearch
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New Chief Justice appointed in Tasmania
A new Chief Justice has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in addition to a new puisne...
05 December 2024
By Lauren Croft
The Bar
Judicial independence ‘not a luxury or privilege to dispense with’, report finds
When it comes to the extent of judicial independence in Australia, a new report has found that “there is much to be...
02 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy