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The Bar • 13 December 2024
Local Court appoints 11 new magistrates in ‘regeneration of the judicial talent’
Eleven new full-time magistrates are set to join the Local Court of NSW, which the Attorney-General has said is one of the...
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The Bar • 12 December 2024
Sexual harassment class actions filed against BHP, Rio Tinto
Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against mining...
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The Bar • 11 December 2024
High Court rules that ‘sham’ terminations can cause psychiatric injury, overturning century-old law
A precedent set by a 1909 English case has been overturned by the High Court of Australia in a landmark workers’ rights...
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The Bar • 11 December 2024
What family lawyers need to know about the latest legislative reforms
The recent updates to the Family Law Act send clear messages to the legal profession and broader community, writes Genevieve...
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The Federal Court of Australia is set to welcome eight new judges in the coming weeks after new funding was made...
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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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A new Chief Justice has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, in addition to a new puisne judge.
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When it comes to the extent of judicial independence in Australia, a new report has found that “there is much to be...
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As the Australian legal profession advances towards greater inclusivity, there is an increasing acknowledgement that...
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A new Crown counsel has been appointed by the Victorian government, who brings more than 16 years of experience at the...
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A new judge has been appointed to the District Court of Western Australia, bringing with him two decades of legal...
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A new magistrate with significant commercial litigation experience has been appointed to the Magistrates Court of...
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Supreme Court Justice Michael Ball, who was formerly a partner at what is now Allens, is set to join the Court of Appeal...
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Last week, three barristers were appointed to the District Court of NSW, bringing a combined seven decades of legal...
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