Travel ban tipped to trip Aussie expats
AUSTRALIANS working in the Middle East are at risk of being caught up in the proposed ban on travel to areas affected by terrorism.
Legal Affairs
Senator gets moving on race-hate reform
SENATOR Bob Day will launch his bid to remove shackles on free speech after securing support for changes to race-hate laws.
Judge was biased on Lebanese husband
A FATHER who returned to Australia from Lebanon should not have been referred to immigration authorities, a court has ruled.
You must remember this
FOR many years the Australian media has been fighting against censorship. Now a new battle looms — the right to be forgotten.
Provident investors must wait
INVESTORS owed money by Provident Capital could have to wait longer to commence a class action.
Tougher powers to investigate terror
POLICE will be given the power to secretly search the homes of terror suspects.
Reform panel sets up public wiki
THE Australian Law Reform Commission has set up a public wiki, or online site, to which both ALRC staff and members of the public will be able to contribute.
And baby makes two: mum ‘invisible’
SALLY Amazon says she is legally invisible to her baby son, conceived through a sperm donor and born to her female partner
Magna Carta shelters asylum-seekers
NEXT year is the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, signed reluctantly by King John at the demand of his rebellious barons in 1215.
ILH wins another reprieve on loans
LATE yesterday ILH filed a notice with the ASX that means it will not be forced to immediately repay $12.6m in bank loans.
Weber to take helm at DLA Piper
THE Australian practice of DLA Piper is about to come under the direction former Minter Ellison chief executive John Weber.
Balance security and civil liberties
THE Abbott government has embarked on a large expansion of our anti-terrorism laws.
Slater + Gordon moves with the times
SLATER + Gordon has thrown off the shackles of its underperforming Queensland personal injury business.
Low demand continues to hit growth
LAW firms face sustained low growth due to weak demand for legal services, increased competition and cost-conscious clients.
Surrogacy the new slavery: top judge
INTERNATIONAL commercial surrogacy is the new frontline in the trafficking of women and newborn babies, according to a top judge
Counterterrorism laws ‘torture danger’
THE NSW Council for Civil Liberties has called for a one-line amendment to the government’s proposed changes to counter-terrorism laws.
Hall & Wilcox move to embed innovation
HALL & Wilcox has moved to entrench a culture of innovation by appointing a new board member, Peter Williams, who is chief executive of Deloitte Digital.
Being negative on Yelp is OK
COMPANIES face huge fines in California should they punish a consumer for writing a negative online review on sites such as Yelp.
Porz savours taste of vindication
IT was last week, after a four-year fog of litigation lifted, that Geoff Porz began to savour the sweet smell of vindication.
Pursuit starts for Provident compo
THE recriminations over the failure of debenture firm Provident Capital are set to begin in the Federal Court.
ILH head wants to ditch the past
INTEGRATED Legal Holdings managing director Graeme Fowler is frank about the problems his company is working furiously to leave in the past.
‘Back on track’ under single entity
JOHN Ridgway has been driving a strategy aimed at streamlining and integrating the law firms that form the backbone of ILH.
Funding industry under fire
THE litigation funding industry has been accused of signing up clients for class actions by using ‘click the button’ websites.
Call to put clients before shareholders
LITIGATION funders could have to give priority to the interests of their clients rather than their shareholders.
ILH calls for reprieve on $12.6m loans
ILH has told the ASX it has been undertaking urgent action to return the group to profitability and positive cashflow.
From Changsha to chambers at just 19
LIUZHUO Chen is just 19, but already she has a five-year headstart on most other lawyers after signing the rolls last month.
Belated clean-up looms for litigation funders
THE debate over the regulation of the litigation funding industry is exposing the lie that has crippled previous attempts at reform.
Employees entitled to money not love
THE High Court saved employers – and probably itself – from a world of pain this week.How do we know this? The court said so.
Regulation must help honest directors
WE must ensure our regulations support the entrepreneurs, the directors and the boards who run Australia’s corporations.
Security bill raises concerns
THE Law Council has called for changes in proposed security law amendments amid fears they may allow for “reckless behaviour”.
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