A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t

Sydney Law School is celebrating after successfully defending its title in the Nicholas Cowdery Criminal Law Moot. Students Eric Shi, Thomas

Students from Queensland University of Technology have won the third annual Hon. Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot competition. In yesterday’s

Minerals and energy law will be the focus of a new research centre launched by the University of Queensland. The Centre for International Mi

Retired judge Graham Fricke QC has recently begun researching the history of the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society (MULSS). The Uni

For years University of Adelaide Law School Senior Lecturer Dr. Matthew Stubbs has been working to increase the number of Aboriginal and Tor

More than 85% of New Zealand’s law students experience high levels of stress, and 95% of students say their legal studies are a direct or co

University of Sydney law student Neha Kasbekar has won this year’s Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition. Kasbekar and the

“Don’t waste your time on Facebook. NOTHING EVER HAPPENS”, was one of the many tips law students offered their peers in this year’s Connecti

New Victorian legislation is to provide more flexible working arrangements for judges and allow courts to make better use of experienced jud

An increase to loan limits for postgraduate courses such as the Juris Doctor is looking unlikely, following the federal government’s respons

The University of Sydney is celebrating after winning the Shine Lawyers National Torts Moot in Brisbane last week. In a grand final held at

Two new judges will be joining the Federal Court of Australia, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announced yesterday. Darryl Rangiah QC will

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

The decisions of the High Court of Australia are the focus of a new blog created by the University of Melbourne’s law faculty. Inspired by s

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

Legal Aid in Australia is celebrating its 40th birthday this month. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC, Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme

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

The University of Queensland is celebrating after its recent win at the 14th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot. The victory makes

The NSW Young Lawyers have announced the winners of its third annual Sir Anthony Mason Constitutional Law Essay Competition. Announcing the