August 2020
High Court moved on Heydon after receiving legal letter
Attorney-General Christian Porter is open to establishing a judicial commission to handle complaints against federal judges.
- Phillip Coorey
July 2020
Heydon could be stripped of QC title
NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has sought advice whether he can strip former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon of the Queen's Counsel title.
- Ronald Mizen
Women form a 'critical mass' of law partner promotions
Almost 50 per cent of new law firm partners are women and they dominate the pipeline of emerging talent.
- Hannah Wootton and Michael Pelly
Pressure builds on High Court as police probe Heydon
The revelation by ACT Policing comes as the NSW Bar Association confirms the former High Court justice can no longer practise as a barrister.
- Ronald Mizen and Phillip Coorey
- Exclusive
- Legal profession
Hayne says High Court failed sexual harassment victims
Former High Court judge Kenneth Hayne has apologised for the harassment allegedly perpetrated by Dyson Heydon and said it should have been acknowledged sooner.
- Ronald Mizen and Liz Main
June 2020
- Exclusive
- Dyson Heydon
Barrister calls out Murray Gleeson on High Court secrecy
There is no honour in protecting the perpetrators of sexual harassment, a former High Court associate says.
- Phillip Coorey
'This has to be a turning point for the profession'
Allegations against former High Court judge Dyson Heydon have delivered the legal profession its "us too" moment and the Law Council is determined not to waste it.
- Michael Pelly
Courts confront Heydon fallout
Courts across the country are scrambling to review their policies and procedures in the wake of the High Court sexual harassment scandal which this week rocked the Australian legal profession.
- Ronald Mizen
Inside the strange world of ex-judge Dyson Heydon
Lawyers describe a brilliant man struggling to connect with others.
- Aaron Patrick, Liz Main and Michael Bleby
Baker McKenzie tells lady lawyers just 'smile'
Can you imagine male lawyers being given similar advice?
- Myriam Robin
Sexual-crimes inquiry into ex-Melbourne lord mayor dropped
The two-year investigation into Robert Doyle has ended because of insufficient evidence to establish a pattern of behaviour.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Dyson Heydon
High Court launches new sexual harassment inquiry
After an independent inquiry found retired judge Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six staffers, the High Court has contacted more than 100 former associates, male and female.
- Phillip Coorey and Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- MeToo movement
Why Heydon's accusers didn't speak out sooner
There is an entrenched power imbalance between judge and associate, which makes it fertile ground for predators.
- Liz Main
Women lawyers want voice in judicial appointments
Leading women lawyers want a voice in the appointment of judges in Australia, as further accounts of sexual harassment are detailed.
- Ronald Mizen