As the world “shines a light onto racism”, the legal sector has welcomed a decision by the High Court of Australia to rule it illegal for young offenders to be attacked with tear gas.
A milestone reform to NSW law will see victims of child sexual assault get a “fairer go in court” in a nationwide first.
Australian independent law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, has assisted Professor Jenny Hocking in her successful High Court case to obtain access to the “Palace letters”.
Under a proposed suite of changes, the Sentencing Advisory Council has advised that all courts go easier on youth offenders and expand the funding into regional areas of Victoria.
The Federal Court of Australia has referred the issue of costs to a registrar, after a nursing home attempted to sue four law firms and a judge for professional negligence.
With aviation having suffered such significant impacts from COVID-19, legal professionals across the board can learn from the experience of lawyers in this space.
With a range of measures implemented by the federal government to deal with the criticisms surrounding the litigation funding, the future of class actions moves to the next stage.
In a landmark ruling, Victoria has greenlit the first judge-alone criminal trial. The decision brings one case forward by almost 10 months amid the coronavirus delays.
A new COVID-19 code of conduct compendium launched by MinterEllison aims to offer clarity to SME landlords and tenants experiencing financial hardship.
On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, the general counsel and chief strategy officer for Croesus Holdings Group, Garry Taylor, delves into the development of a new scenario for how Australian corporations operate once we emerge out of the coronavirus crisis – by “going global”.
