The Law Council of Australia has called for the federal government to reconsider the push for mandatory minimum sentences.
Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised on the development of a proposed underground gas storage facility, set to be located in Victoria.
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.
A new legal start-up in Victoria connecting law students with renters seeking advice for rental repairs has seen a 600 per cent increase in demand amid COVID-19.
With the bill to remove dual regulation officially passed legal practitioners operating in the migration legal advice industry will see major transformation.
The tragic death of Ann Marie Smith has highlighted significant gaps in the legal framework designed to protect people with disabilities.
The president and council of the ACT Law Society have warmly welcomed its new chief executive officer.
In an effort to offer greater flexibility to senior members of the legal sector, the South Australian government will reintroduce the Queen’s counsel title.
A principal partner has been reprimanded and fined for failing to complete a mandatory course, contravening his practicing certificate.
The 20th anniversary of the Australian Law Awards will see this century’s most consequential and important practitioner to date receive a newly created accolade, The Lawyers Weekly Award.
