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The Bar • 17 May 2024
Silk named as WA Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions
Justin Whalley SC has been appointed as the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in Western Australia.
Big Law • 14 May 2024
Dawson’s ‘unwise’ choices after wife’s disappearance not enough for murder conviction, court told
Chris Dawson told a court he had a “very loving relationship” with his wife Lynette Joy Simms and insisted any alarm...
Big Law • 08 May 2024
Former lawyer charged after cocaine found in frozen chickens
A former criminal lawyer was allegedly caught up in a plot to transport cocaine inside a truck loaded with frozen chickens.
The Bar • 22 April 2024
Prison doesn’t work: A case study from the country of its birth
Despite their ubiquity across much of the world, all reputable studies, including my own, show that penitentiaries crush and...
Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...
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The Federal Court has ruled on whether Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
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A criminal lawyer was publicly reprimanded for failing to give adequate advice to a client and pushing an...
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Despite barristers traditionally doing the majority of advocacy work, this criminal solicitor has emphasised that...
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Lawyers have come down hard on the Victorian government’s changes to youth bail laws, labelling the decision as...
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NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has appointed two new members to the state’s Sentencing Council.
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As new regulations and laws come into play and the use of artificial intelligence becomes commonplace, 2024 is due to be...
Read MoreWhile barristers have traditionally done most of the advocacy work within the Australian legal profession, this criminal...
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From smaller pay rises to the ongoing gender pay gap, money remains front of mind for lawyers. Meanwhile, the Sofronoff...
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A high-profile criminal lawyer will have to hand over $130,000 in security to a law firm she has been fighting for over...
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