Climate litigation becoming ‘a modern trend’
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2000 Swiss women aged 64 and over who brought…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Meet Kirstin Ferguson, the woman behind the #CelebratingWomen campaign
Read the inspiring career story of former lawyer, company director, ABC board member, author and founder of #CelebratingWomen Kirstin Ferguson.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
An age-old issue
One of the most common but least talked about forms of discrimination has enormous costs for society as well as the targeted individuals.
By Lynn Elsey - 12 min read
The wellbeing road test
Law and professional services firms are constantly coming up with new strategies to keep their workers happy, healthy and motivated.
By Kate Allman - 7 min read
The beauty of boutiques
Small, specialised law firms are becoming more prevalent – and more profitable – even as the big firms continue to merge and consolidate.
By Dominic Rolfe - 7 min read
Pioneers and pariahs: a century of women in law
This year marks 100 years since the law was amended to allow women to practise as lawyers.
By Tony Cunneen - 10 min read
The human cost of corporate life
Wellness is a holistic, ongoing, and very human necessity – not just a work issue. So there’s a need to move past box-ticking.
By Dominic Rolfe - 9 min read
The dream weaver
From producing feature films to helping authors protect their rights, Greg Duffy has creatively woven his interests and passions into two enviable careers.
By Lynn Elsey - 2 min read
RACS offers a lifeboat to refugees at sea with changing policies
Rapidly changing and often hostile policy environments challenge RACS staff and solicitors attempting to generate certainty for asylum seekers.
By Dominic Rolfe - 6 min read
Changing the human wrongs culture in Australia
Australian legal thinkers may need to become activists to introduce a rights-based perspective in judicial decision-making. It’s a collegiate cause – and one well worth…
By Anthony Levin - 5 min read
Out on a limb: Australia’s troubling exceptionalism on human rights
Australia is the only democratic country without a comprehensive national human rights law. Even non-democratic nations have a charter or bill of rights, excepting only…
By Professor George Williams and Daniel Reynolds - 5 min read