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Australia Day Honours: High Court Justice James Edelman awarded top honour | The West Australian [paywall]
AD25 - Honours List Media Notes - Order of Australia - AC - Scientia Professor Megan Jane Davis and Emeritus Professor Gillian Doreen Triggs also given ACs
The [Victorian] Bar congratulates the following members who received an award in the Order of Australia:
Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs AC, The Honourable Duncan Kerr AO SC, The late the Honourable Kevin Andrews AM, The Honourable Alan Robertson AM and The Honourable John Sackar AM
ASIC prepares to bet it all on casino legal fight [The Australian paywall]
The regulator’s blockbuster action against the casino’s former directors is about to start. And the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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It’s the vibe: Federal Court’s new powers to hear criminal cases raise eyebrows [SMH paywall]
In the refined and polished corridors of the Federal Court, a quiet change has occurred that could flip financial crime prosecutions on their head.
How to become a barrister - Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network - Apple Podcasts
Here, a Canberra-based barrister details her pathway to joining the Bar and outlines how emerging practitioners can forge their own pathways to becoming barristers. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with barrister Vicki Geraghty, who practises out of Blackburn Chambers in Canberra, about why she wanted to join the Bar, the questions one asks of one’s self in making that decision, how being a parent influences such a career path, and the initial practical steps to take on the road to becoming a barrister.
Geraghty also delves into what it means to be a reader, the factors to take into account when choosing a barrister chambers, what to look for in tutors and mentors in one’s chambers, the experience of taking the bar exams, what she knows about the journey to being a barrister that she wishes she knew earlier, and what constitutes good advocacy for those at the Bar.
Justice Jane Paingakulam: A life less ordinary - Law Society Journal
Selecting the right GenAI tool for your legal practice - Law Society Journal
Artificial Intelligence and the law, with Edward Santow –The Callover – Apple Podcasts
On this episode of The Callover, we speak with Edward Santow, a leading voice in human rights and technology to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law, human rights and ethics. We discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal landscape, the challenges it presents, and the opportunities it offers for the future of law.
Edward Santow is the Director of Policy and Governance at the Human Technology Institute and an Industry Professor of Responsible Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney. Before that he served as Australia's Human Rights Commissioner from 2016 to 2021.
Is the Commonwealth of Australia a corporation? - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video addresses claims on social media that the Commonwealth of Australia has become a for-profit corporation that is owned and registered in the United States of America.
Why is Australia a "Commonwealth" and did Whitlam abolish it? - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video addresses two issues. The first is the history of why Australia was given the name "The Commonwealth of Australia". It considers the meaning of the term "Commonwealth" and its association with republicanism and independent nationhood. It discusses why the framers chose it and why Queen Victoria objected to it.
"Sports-rorts" and a failure in government transparency - Anne Twomey - YouTube
This video addresses the outcome of years of litigation under FOI by Rex Patrick to get a copy of the advice that the then Attorney-General, Christian Porter, gave to the then Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, in January 2020 about what has become commonly known as the "sports-rorts" affair.
WA court ruling sets precedent for business liability when exposed to scammers - ABC News
Burnt-out lawyers seek exit amid long hours, high targets [AFR paywall]
Australian billing targets are moderate compared with big US legal firms, but profit pressures mean partners are pushing juniors to work longer.
Why Australia needs better whistleblower protections - Full Story - Apple Podcasts
Blowing the whistle on corruption, wrongdoing and unethical behaviour can come at a huge personal cost to those who choose to speak out. Kieran Pender, associate legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, tells Nour Haydar why more needs to be done to ensure workers who speak up about wrongdoing are protected
Did you write that down? Court affirms file notes are crucial - Law Society Journal
Trump administration fires more than a dozen prosecutors - ABC News
"One day, a judge ... sentencing an offender for a combination of state and federal offences, is likely to hurl his or her wig down onto the bench ... It is entirely possible that the judge who reaches that final stage of exasperation will be me."
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— Dr Paul McGorrery (@paulmcgorrery)
5:22 AM • Jan 23, 2025
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