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USyd Law Student Wins GG’s Essay Competition
University of Sydney law student Neha Kasbekar has won this year’s Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition. Kasbekar and the
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Aug 28, 20131 min read
New Laws to Provide Work Flexibility for Judges
New Victorian legislation is to provide more flexible working arrangements for judges and allow courts to make better use of experienced jud
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Aug 6, 20131 min read
New Judges Join the Federal Court
Two new judges will be joining the Federal Court of Australia, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announced yesterday. Darryl Rangiah QC will
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Aug 5, 20131 min read
WA Reforms Boost Jury Participation
Western Australia has declared its new jury duty laws to be a success on the back of figures showing higher rates of jury participation. Fig
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Aug 1, 20131 min read
King & Wood Mallesons Announces UK Merger
King & Wood Mallesons and UK law firm SJ Berwin have put an end to months of speculation, announcing that the firms will merge later thi
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Jul 31, 20131 min read
Legal Aid Turns 40
Legal Aid in Australia is celebrating its 40th birthday this month. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC, Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme
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Jul 30, 20131 min read
New Tribunal to Improve Access to Justice in South Australia
A new tribunal dealing with a broad range of administrative legal issues is being set up in South Australia to take pressure off the state’s
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Jul 10, 20131 min read
Law Students work with Virtual Clients
Interviewing your first client can be a daunting experience for any law student or graduate, but a recent Newcastle Law School study has fou
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Jul 2, 20131 min read
New Treaty to Improve Access to Books for Visually Impaired
A new international treaty is set to smooth the way for better access to published works for visually impaired people. Negotiated through th
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Jun 27, 20131 min read
Sex Discrimination Bill Passes Parliament
With Labor’s leadership turmoil saturating media coverage, it was easy to miss some of the other goings-on in Canberra this week, such as th
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Jun 25, 20131 min read
New Koori Court Opens in Melbourne
The County Koori Court became Melbourne’s newest court, after opening its doors yesterday. The Court aims to involve the accused and the Koo
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Jun 21, 20131 min read
John Howard Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws
Former Prime Minister John Howard has today been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New South Wales. The unive
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Jun 21, 20131 min read
2DayFM in Court Bid to Block Royal Prank Call Investigation
Radio station 2DayFM has applied to the Federal Court of Australia for orders that would prevent the Australian Communications and Media Aut
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Jun 17, 20131 min read
Four New Judges Join the Federal Court of Australia
There will be some new faces on the bench at the Federal Court of Australia, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announcing the appointmen
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Jun 13, 20131 min read
Queensland Names New Chief Justice
Queensland has a new Chief Justice. Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody will soon be promoted to the Supreme Court, Attorney-General and Minister f
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Jul 27, 20102 min read
Survey Reveals Law Graduate Pay Rates
The results of the annual Australian Graduate Survey have been released. Graduate Careers Australia interviewed 122,000 recent graduates for
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