Celebrating equality ‘in a traditionally male-dominated profession’
Magistrate Rebecca Hosking reflects on her judicial career ahead of the International Day of Women Judges.
By Cat Woods - 6 min read
Carrying the family torch
Teela Reid joined NSW Legal Aid, her first job as a solicitor, in March. Previously, she was tipstaff to Justice Lucy McCallum of the Supreme…
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read
Young wild and free
From Bolivian prison cells to deaths and kidnappings in war-torn Colombia, Rusty Young has seen it all. The former lawyer and author of Marching Powder…
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
Won’t somebody think of the children?
Professor Patrick Parkinson AM has been teaching, researching and contributing to public policy in family law and child protection for more than 30 years. He…
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read
What I wish I knew… Justice Julie Ward
NSW Supreme Court Justice Julie Ward passes on an important lesson for solicitors … triple check emails before sending them.
By Kate Allman - 1 min read
Speaking his mind
As a career solicitor and barrister, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has a deep understanding of the justice system. He thinks more lawyers should be politicians.
By Claire Chaffey - 2 min read
A perfectly executed trial
Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi AM QC explains why his latest book sheds light on a hero all lawyers should know about.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read
All that glitters is not gold
Lelien Chua shares how her love for the ocean keeps the stress of a legal career in perspective.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
A life in the law
Judge Scarlett believes there has been a deterioration in standards of litigation in recent years. He points to complaints about the lack of professionalism, the…
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read
Moral courage
The 2016 Australian of the Year, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO (Rtd), will deliver the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation Lecture on 13 October 2016.
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read
Fighting for our rule book
The new Dean of Law at UNSW, Professor George Williams, AO, has big plans for the university. He wants it to have a greater presence…
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read