Concerns raised over Press Council
THE Australian has been asked to respond to a complaint about a photo of a seven-year-old boy holding a severed head.
Legal Affairs
Couples still fighting for equality
TEN years ago today, a fight by two same-sex couples to have their marriages formally recognised was brought to a standstill.
Warrants: independent arbiter required
THE time has come for reform of ASIO’s warrant powers.
Jury was misled by DNA on didgeridoo
THE idea ‘you can’t argue with the science’ was shattered as the High Court explained why it ordered the release of Daniel Fitzgerald.
Presidents laud alma mater
ALMOST 40 former presidents of the University of NSW Law Students Society attended an alumni dinner this week at NSW Parliament House.
Google snippets ruling welcome
The NSW Supreme Court has permanently stayed a ‘defamation by search engine’ claim against Google.
King’s men build PwC practice
TONY O’Malley and Tim Blue will lead the regional outfit.
Slater cuts personal injury exposure
SLATER & Gordon has revealed a continuing steady reduction in the firm’s relative exposure to personal injury law.
Horse far from bolted on 18C
AFTER Tony Abbott’s backdown on reform of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, all might have seemed to be lost.
‘Recognise multi-parent families’
CHILDREN should be allowed more than two legal parents, the Family Law Council has advised the federal government.
Baker & McKenzie year tops $2.5bn
BAKER & McKenzie has unveiled record global revenues and strong internal growth which it says makes it the world’s largest law firm.
Flint lashes Press Council ruling
FORMER Australian Press Council chairman David Flint believes the organisation has created a naive and impractical rule.
Slater & Gordon hits $61m
LISTED law firm Slater & Gordon has capped a bumper year by unveiling a 47.2 per cent increase in profit.
Slater and Gordon look to expand
SLATER and Gordon says it expects a sharp increase in revenue next financial year and is in a position to make more acquisitions.
TWE to face action warrior
MAURICE Blackburn could be forced to deal with litigation maverick Mark Elliott over the Treasury Wine Estates class action.
Council shifts to lift damages ban
CONTINGENCY fees are set to gain the preliminary backing of the Law Council of Australia.
Little left to cut from aid: report
A REPORT by Allen Consulting finds that funding for legal assistance services is inadequate to meet the government’s own objectives.
18C ruling must not be the final word
THE decision not to proceed with the amendment of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 is not the end of the matter.
Change in justice under new bail laws
THIS week, NSW ended the ‘Greg Smith experiment’.
Jail no fix for cognitively impaired
IT will save the government money in the long run if the government invests in services now.
New firms unite with old hands
THE nation’s new-model law firms may be snatching talent and work from top-tier competitors – but they are also keen to collaborate.
China hints at bowing to rule of law
CHINESE experts are divided on whether President Xi Jinping will deliver on a vow to ensure the nation moves to a rule of law.
Free-speech debate finds new voice
DEBATE about the appropriate limits of free speech is set to be refreshed by the Australian Law Reform Commission’s new freedom inquiry.
Global reach winning efficiency gains
A low-cost offshore office is Herbert Smith Freehills’ edge.
Lawyers feather their nests
THE profession is divided on whether lawyers should be able to take a cut of client damages.
Illness reduced jihadi’s stretch
AN EX-judge says he would have given Khaled Sharrouf a much tougher sentence if he had not claimed to have a mental illness.
New judge wins sympathy
THE public is over the unedifying and graceless attack on the Chief Justice.
Nauru appoints new judges, magistrate
THREE new judges have been appointed to Nauru’s Supreme Court, including two Australians, following a purge of the nation’s judiciary early this year.
Coalition fails free speech test
IT’S difficult to see how the push for a sweeping gag order fits with its agenda of free speech.
DPP underspending ICAC fund
THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions appears not to have spent extra money he was given to prosecute corrupt politicians.
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