Legal leaders in ‘disbelief’ over NSW Government’s inaction on ice inquiry
The heads of the legal profession’s peak organisations have revealed their frustration at the NSW Government’s failure to implement urgent law reform in response to…
By Keely McDonough - 5 min read
Artificial intelligence and the legal profession
Two of Australia’s most eminent minds on artificial intelligence will lead a discussion about how the legal profession can navigate the country through a new…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
‘The scourge of inappropriate behaviour in our profession’
Sexual harassment and bullying are rife within the legal community, but a new report, outlining steps for transforming the way lawyers work, is cause for…
By Kirrily Schwarz - 9 min read
Paid family and domestic violence leave to be extended to casual and part-time workers
In a landmark decision, 11 million Australian workers will soon be entitled to 10 days of paid family, and domestic violence leave after Federal Government…
By Francisco Silva - 2 min read
New project to examine inequality in the profession
The Law Society of NSW will commission a thorough examination of inequality in the legal profession, after recent findings revealed that, despite women outnumbering men,…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
‘Open justice is deceptively simple’: Law Reform Commission report tabled in Parliament
New legislation hoping to bring the principle of open justice into the modern era and streamline access to court information, non-publication and suppression orders is…
By Keely McDonough - 4 min read
Raising the age of criminal responsibility is only a first step
First Nations kids need cultural solutions. In some Australian states, children can legally be detained from the age of ten years old. This has led…
By Lorelle Holland and Maree Toombs - 5 min read