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Big Law • 18 February 2025
Prison threat for solicitor who must remove own name from roll
A lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt was given a one-year suspended sentence on the condition he “promptly apply”...
Big Law • 17 February 2025
The unspoken realities of being a criminal defence lawyer
To the outside world, the role of a criminal defence lawyer is often perceived as one of high prestige, intellectual...
Big Law • 13 February 2025
Using ‘common sense’ when setting boundaries with clients
Setting clear boundaries is especially important for female lawyers, according to this managing partner, who stressed the...
Big Law • 05 February 2025
Setting proper boundaries and being ‘really transparent’ with clients
This managing partner says that when dealing with clients in criminal law, lawyers need to be able to set proper boundaries...
In a recent conversation with Lawyers Weekly, a former Queensland Law Society president and firm partner recently...
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Recent horrific attacks have raised questions about whether an employer can be liable for random acts of violence,...
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Undertaking a security risk assessment and implementing reasonably practicable controls in the event of unpredictable...
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Appeals have been filed in two high-profile Queensland crimes after the Attorney-General found the sentences...
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A high-profile criminal solicitor jailed for fraud had his convictions overturned and will face a fresh trial because...
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A claim by an Adelaide lawyer that she did not see the 70-year-old victim of a hit-and-run was rejected by a District...
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Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false positive”,...
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There’s a harsh reality behind the workplace stalking in Netflix’s hit series Baby Reindeer, a partner at a global...
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For me, there is no better cinematic encapsulation of the pursuit of justice in our common law system than the 1957...
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An NSW-based law lecturer recently undertook an experiment, pitting his criminal law cohort against 10 separate...
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