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Big Law • 25 October 2024
Emoji use not (yet) widespread for lawyers
Despite a Canadian court’s ruling last year that the “thumbs-up” emoji was sufficient evidence to validate a contract,...
The Bar • 15 October 2024
Complaints against Shane Drumgold dropped by ACT Bar
The ACT Bar Association has dismissed 10 grounds of complaint against the territory’s former chief prosecutor, with an 11th...
SME Law • 30 September 2024
Best practice for lawyers amid new state cyber standards
As the regulatory landscape evolves in response to the escalating threat of cyber attacks, a cyber lawyer has delineated best...
The Bar • 24 September 2024
Qld sole practitioner reprimanded over disclosure blunder
The sole practitioner of a Queensland law firm was reprimanded over his failure to make “full and frank disclosures”...
Psychosocial hazards in the legal profession: A state-based regulator’s recent move to enhance workplace wellbeing,...
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Having heard countless stories like my own, I can confidently say that workplace bullying and harassment are not...
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This week, Lawyers Weekly unveiled its annual Attraction Firms ranking, detailing which firms lawyers most want to move...
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A federal court judge found to have falsely imprisoned a man for contempt of court has filed an appeal.
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The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. We cannot accept discrimination in the legal profession, writes...
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From a former pilot pretending to be a lawyer to the “thumbs-up” emoji being sufficient for a binding contract, the...
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The Federal Court of Australia has issued a permanent injunction against social media finfluencer Tyson Scholz,...
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A Western Australia-based lawyer has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct and will not be granted a...
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A sole principal, who was sentenced to more than two years’ imprisonment for misappropriating nearly $1 million held...
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Although it agreed there was “sufficient evidence” that a senior associate at global law firm Allens sexually...
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