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20% of private legal aid lawyers unsure if they will continue
A survey of 1010 private practitioners who undertake legal aid work reveals that 20% are unsure if they will continue delivering legal aid funded work in 12 months.

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‘I buy my clothes at the op shop’: On the front line of a lawyer exodus over pay [SMH paywall]
Parts of NSW in dire need of legal aid help are facing a lawyer drought. Low rates of pay are to blame.
'Illegal practices' affected Adelaide City Council election result, judge finds - ABC News
Giggle app founder Sall Grover has lodged a formal complaint with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, challenging a Federal Court ruling that found 'sex is changeable'.
Super Retail seeking to hide ‘dirty laundry’, court hears [The Australian]
The owner of Supercheap Auto and BCF has been accused of trying to suppress key details of an alleged settlement with two former legal executives.
Maurice Blackburn losses mount amid class action failures [AFR paywall]
Contingency fees were expected to boost plaintiff firms, but the recent reversal in results has exposed the high-risk, high-reward strategy.
Prosecutors drop child sex charges against ex-Nationals MP James Hayward - ABC News
Editor’s picks
‘David and Goliath’ firm nabs six partners from global outfit [AFR paywall]
Piper Alderman has hired six partners from Squire Patton Boggs, as the international legal market in Australia undergoes another shift.
Re-appointment of Sia Lagos as Chief Executive Officer & Principal Registrar of the Federal Court of the Australia
Limits on State taxing powers - the Vanderstock excise case - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video is about the constitutional limit on the States imposing an excise. It discusses the historical meaning of excise and how the High Court has changed its interpretation over time.
27 March 2025 - Courting danger: Threats to judicial independence, authority and the administration of justice in Australia - 2025 Seabrook Chambers Public Lecture
Referring Legislative Matters to the Commonwealth: Four Common Drafting Issues - John Ledda
The current Commonwealth statute book is replete with legislation that relies on the Commonwealth’s legislative power under s 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution to make laws with respect to matters referred to the Commonwealth Parliament by Australian state parliaments. This article examines uncertainties concerning the scope of the power by focusing on four drafting issues that legislative drafters have commonly needed to consider when preparing legislation for schemes that rely on the power. It is argued that these uncertainties are either overstated or can be addressed using appropriate drafting techniques. Consequently, the power offers a constitutionally sound cooperative mechanism that allows the Commonwealth and the states to legislate for issues of national concern when they individually have insufficient legislative power to do so.
An update on one of the last vax mandate lawsuits!
The case against Qantas & Jetstar was dropped, but the case against Virgin continues!
Case is finally proceeding to hearing - 13 days in Sept
The employees are represented by anti vax mandate firm, AFL Solicitors
— Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (@ExposingNV)
7:00 AM • Mar 9, 2025
NSD462/2024 - KELLY v MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & WATER
Justice Perry will conduct a hearing in this matter Monday, 10 March 2025 at 10:15am AEDT.
To observe the hearings remotely, you can access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
#fca#livestream#auslaw
— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
4:12 AM • Mar 7, 2025
The High Court will hear the matter of MJZP v Director-General of Security & Anor on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 hcourt.gov.au/assets/registr…
— High Court of Australia (@HighCourtofAus)
5:04 AM • Mar 7, 2025
NSWSC sets aside police search warrant under which criminal law solicitor's phone was seized: Johnson v Commissioner of NSW Police [2025] NSWSC 21 caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/194d8…
— Stephen Warne (@StephenWarne)
6:15 AM • Mar 7, 2025
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