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Big Law • 16 May 2024
Legal orgs remain ‘severely under-resourced’ post-budget
While the FCFCOA has received funding to resolve a mountain of migration cases as part of the 2024–25 budget, legal...
The Bar • 07 February 2024
Former Law Council president appointed FCFCOA judge
Tass Liveris, who was the 2022 president of the Law Council of Australia and president of the Law Society of the Northern...
Big Law • 19 January 2024
Costs protection bill could expose courts to ‘unmeritorious’ litigation, Law Council warns
A bill designed to protect vulnerable people from adverse costs orders could be used by applicants to pursue “unmeritorious...
Big Law • 11 January 2024
Plan for Federal Court to hear ASIC criminal trials needs more work: LCA
Although the government’s proposal to introduce ASIC criminal trials to the Federal Court is good in theory, the Law...
While new data from the Law Council shows that targets are being met on equitable briefing rates, the percentage of...
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Financial incentives, such as debt reduction and indexation reliefs, could increase the number of lawyers in...
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A new executive was named for the Law Council of Australia last weekend, with a Western Australian senior counsel being...
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The proposed Voice to Parliament is “simple, straightforward, safe and modest”, and lawyers have a duty to ensure...
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The Albanese government has confirmed it will establish real-time reporting of all deaths in custody, with a dashboard...
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The legal profession is paying tribute to Chief Justice Susan Kiefel following the announcement of her early...
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The Law Council has welcomed the appointment of the new Administrative Appeals Tribunal president, citing the importance...
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Australia has “unfinished constitutional business”, and the proposed Voice to Parliament should be passed in a...
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BigLaw firms with Australian presences are excited by the decision to open up India to foreign lawyers and practices....
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