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Felicity Hampel
26 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeLawyers 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...

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Sydney
26 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeSydney 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...

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scales of justice
25 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeFunding for justice review recommendations get lawyers’ stamp of...

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

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Western Australia
24 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeEquitable 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...

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victorian reports
23 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeVic 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...

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Barristers raise funds for prize in memory of Katrina Dawson
22 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeBarristers 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 in...

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Vic legal service recognised for youth advocacy
22 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeVic 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...

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Anna Kerr
19 May 2017 ByTom LodewykePodcast: Time warp

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

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Hands
19 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeFamily lawyers welcome new measures

Australian family lawyers have praised a new support initiative in NSW courts, as well as the family law funding...

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United Nations flag
19 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeNew report airs UN special rapporteur’s concerns

A new report about Australia’s immigration detention scheme, to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council next...

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