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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Law students ramp up fight against ‘tone-deaf’ university
In disputing exam conditions set out during the coronavirus pandemic, law students of Monash University have protested against the faculty with a petition, a survey and ...
NEWLAW • Thu, 18 Jun 2020
Should BLM protests be legal in COVID-19? Legal experts weigh in
Seven legal and human rights groups have weighed in on the Australian government’s approach to recent Black Lives Matter and refugee rights protests.
SME LAW • Thu, 18 Jun 2020
The impacts of COVID-19 on vicarious trauma
Vicarious trauma and the emotional scars are an unfortunate burden of a career in law and those challenges may be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Jun 2020
WA reforms unpaid fine laws following ‘inhumane’ death in custody
Western Australia has passed a bill to end the controversial imprisonment of residents with unpaid fines after the inhumane death of a young Aboriginal woman in custody
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Jun 2020
Law Council rejects mandatory minimum sentences
The Law Council of Australia has called for the federal government to reconsider the push for mandatory minimum sentences.
ACT Law Society welcomes new CEO
The president and council of the ACT Law Society have warmly welcomed its new chief executive officer.
Principal partner fined for failing to comply with law society
A principal partner has been reprimanded and fined for failing to complete a mandatory course, contravening his practicing certificate.
BIG LAW • Tue, 16 Jun 2020
End to migration lawyers’ dual regulation ‘necessary’
The Law Council of Australia said the removal of dual regulation for migration lawyers is a “necessary and timely move” for the profession.
The monster that is advocacy in higher courts
It was like surfing 20-foot waves of hot molten lava on the back of an untamed dragon as the ground under me was collapsing, all while trying to gun down thousands of ...
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Jun 2020