Regulation

Sexual harassment investigations are underway, say legal regulators

Two of Australia’s state-based legal services commissions have confirmed that investigations into sexual harassment...

04 July 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers Alliance takes strong stance on Uluru Statement

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has responded to the recommendation of the referendum council to provide constitutional...

04 July 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Claim farming may ‘bring profession into disrepute’

The president of a state representative body has questioned the ethics of harvesting practices such as claim farming...

03 July 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barristers respond to new briefing targets for women

Bar associations across the country are having their say on the federal government’s move to have all Commonwealth...

02 July 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Claim farming allegations give rise to bigger questions

Allegations about supposed claim farming carried out by Slater and Gordon have sparked debate about the issues...

28 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barrister named new ASIC deputy chair

The federal government has named a Victorian-based Queen’s Counsel as the new deputy chairperson of the Australian...

26 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Family lawyers critical of sperm harvesting decision

Family practitioners from across the country are questioning both the legal and moral implications of informed consent,...

25 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Professional bodies ‘failing’ to step up on sexual harassment

In the wake of the announcement of a national workplace sexual harassment inquiry, one HR consultant says the legal...

22 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Landmark Qld sperm harvesting case raises precedent questions

The Supreme Court of Queensland has found that the partner of a deceased man had a right to possession of his sperm,...

22 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

National inquiry to target sexual harassment at work

The Australian Human Rights Commission yesterday launched what it is heralding as a world-first national inquiry into...

21 June 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy