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Big Law • 03 January 2024 • ByMalavika SanthebennurHere, Australian lawyer and Miles Franklin Literary Award winner...

Here, Australian lawyer and Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Shankari Chandran highlights the importance of...

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The Bar • 19 December 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyWhile new data from the Law Council shows that targets are being met...

While new data from the Law Council shows that targets are being met on equitable briefing rates, the percentage of...

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The Bar • 04 December 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyPerth-based silk elected as new Law Council president

A new executive was named for the Law Council of Australia last weekend, with a Western Australian senior counsel being...

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Politics • 29 September 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyThe proposed Voice to Parliament is “simple, straightforward, safe...

The proposed Voice to Parliament is “simple, straightforward, safe and modest”, and lawyers have a duty to ensure...

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Politics • 09 August 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyLawyer named as Change Our Game ambassador

Molina Asthana, a Melbourne-based lawyer, advocate, and board director, has been named as an ambassador for the...

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SME Law • 14 July 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyMelbourne-based partner named as new ALA national president

The Australian Lawyers Alliance has appointed a partner from Melbourne-based firm Arnold Dallas McPherson as its new...

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The Bar • 05 June 2023 • ByLauren CroftCourtroom advocacy is ‘inherently human’: Why ChatGPT won’t...

While artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging tech are likely to replace a number of legal functions outside the...

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Politics • 11 May 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyFormer Bar Association presidents call shadow A-G’s Voice comments...

In an interview with News Corp earlier this week, Senator Michaelia Cash said that the proposed Voice to Parliament...

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The Bar • 10 May 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyVictorian Bar members to vote on body’s Voice stance

Any decision by the Victorian Bar to support the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, or not take a public position,...

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Politics • 09 May 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyLIV backs Voice

While acknowledging there is a “diversity of views” among its members, the Law Institute of Victoria has thrown its...

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