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

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

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

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

Interviewing your first client can be a daunting experience for any law student or graduate, but a recent Newcastle Law School study has fou

A new international treaty is set to smooth the way for better access to published works for visually impaired people. Negotiated through th

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

The County Koori Court became Melbourne’s newest court, after opening its doors yesterday. The Court aims to involve the accused and the Koo

Former Prime Minister John Howard has today been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New South Wales. The unive

Radio station 2DayFM has applied to the Federal Court of Australia for orders that would prevent the Australian Communications and Media Aut

There will be some new faces on the bench at the Federal Court of Australia, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC announcing the appointmen

Queensland has a new Chief Justice. Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody will soon be promoted to the Supreme Court, Attorney-General and Minister f

The results of the annual Australian Graduate Survey have been released. Graduate Careers Australia interviewed 122,000 recent graduates for