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UQ Wins Jessup Moot
The University of Queensland is celebrating after winning the 55th annual Jessup International Moot in Washington D.C on Sunday. Students Em

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Apr 15, 20141 min read
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Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer Announce Merger
Australian law firms Thomsons Lawyers and Herbert Geer have merged, the two firms announced on Monday. The new firm, Thomson Geer Lawyers, h

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Apr 2, 20141 min read
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UniSA Names New Law Dean
Professor Wendy Lacey will be the University of South Australia’s new Dean of Law, the University announced last week. Professor Lacey, who

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Mar 31, 20141 min read
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Report Highlights Challenges Facing Female Lawyers
Fifty percent of women working the law have experienced bullying or intimidation in their current workplace and one in four has experienced

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Mar 20, 20142 min read
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Australia in World’s Top Ten Nations for Rule of Law
Australia has been named as one of the world’s best nations for the rule of law, according to new rankings. Compiled by the World Justice Pr

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Mar 10, 20141 min read
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UWS Law Student Named NSW Young Woman of the Year
For the past three years Lakshmi Logathassan has been collecting laptops from graduating high school students to send to remote schools in K

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Mar 8, 20141 min read
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The World’s Best Law Schools: Which Australian unis made the list?
Sixteen of Australia’s law schools are among the world’s 200 best law faculties, according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings for Law.

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Feb 27, 20141 min read
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Monash Team Named Runners-Up at International Mediation Competition
Monash University is celebrating after a successful debut at the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris earlier th

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Feb 26, 20141 min read
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New Law School Opens in Sydney
As thousands of law students resume classes, Australia’s newest law campus will open its doors for the first time. The Australian Catholic U

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Feb 25, 20142 min read
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Monash Law Students head to UK for New Collaborative Moot
A typical mooting competition sees universities pitted against each other, but a new mooting program between Monash University and the Unive

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Feb 20, 20141 min read
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High Court of Agreement: Dissents Decline in 2013
The High Court of Australia’s new composition led to renewed consensus between the justices in 2013, a new study has found. The report The H

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Feb 19, 20142 min read
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NSW Creates Tutorials for Self-Represented Litigants
A court case can be overwhelming for litigants at the best of times, but the experience is certainly more daunting if you’re preparing to fa

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Feb 18, 20141 min read
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Victoria Reinstates QCs
Victoria’s senior barristers now have the option of being appointed Queen’s Counsel, the state government announced last week. Victoria prev

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Feb 11, 20141 min read
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Twitter comes to WA Courtrooms
Journalists will soon be able to live tweet Western Australian court proceedings under a new policy announced by Supreme Court of Western Au

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Feb 1, 20141 min read
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A-G Announces New ALRC Inquiry
The Australian Law Reform Commission has a new inquiry. Earlier this week, Attorney-General George Brandis QC, announced that the ALRC would

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Dec 14, 20131 min read
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Analysis and Media
Want to learn about some of the interesting insights from the survey results? Below you will find Survive Law's news articles about and

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Nov 28, 20131 min read
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Victoria puts an end to Suspended Sentences
Judges in Victoria’s Supreme and County Courts no longer have the option of imposing suspended sentences after new laws took effect last mon

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Oct 22, 20131 min read
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Victoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental Health
A new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t

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Oct 1, 20131 min read
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Academic Recognised for Support of Indigenous Law Students
For years University of Adelaide Law School Senior Lecturer Dr. Matthew Stubbs has been working to increase the number of Aboriginal and Tor

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Sep 12, 20131 min read
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Law School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ Survey
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

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Sep 11, 20132 min read
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