Firms flat out in tight labour market
Legal firms are adapting to altered conditions with a workforce in perpetual motion, but meagre overall growth, the survey shows.
Legal firms are adapting to altered conditions with a workforce in perpetual motion, but meagre overall growth, the survey shows.
Former crown prosecutor Margaret Cunneen has launched a stinging attack on a group of retired judges who publicly advocated for a national integrity commission.
Four years after the shooting deaths of his four young children a WA father is calling for an inquiry into the way in which family breakups are managed.
Technology companies that specialise in catering for the legal services market have come through the pandemic high in business confidence.
Public health interventions during the pandemic exposed flaws in the systems intended to ensure governments can be called upon to justify their actions, according to a senior legal academic.
One Nation MP Mark Latham says affirmative consent laws passed in NSW last year will be weaponised in family court and child custody disputes after relationships break down.
The decision to fund another family court judge in WA heralds much-needed relief to an overburdened system.
Dealing with a pandemic crisis justifies extreme public health measures, but independent scrutiny should also be heightened.
Sustainability risks – including around environmental and social issues – are poorly understood by Australian businesses, their in-house lawyers say.
The Australian Human Rights Commission finances are being restructured, after $16m in extra federal funding was needed.
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