New legal service to assist people engaging with Royal Commission
Free and independent legal information will be offered as part of a service set up by National Legal Aid for the Royal Commission on Antisemitism…
By Karl Hoerr - 2 min read
When duty calls: lessons following the Star decision
Should a director act with care and diligence? Recent decision in ASIC v Bekier (Liability Judgment) examined the application of section 180 of the Corporations Act.
By Wendy Yang - 7 min read
AML/CTF Tranche 2 Reforms: introducing AUSTRAC’s Program Starter Kits
With the expansion of obligations to new professional sectors and industries in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act), legal practitioners are…
By Carol Prasad - 7 min read
Cut off and running dry: the two crises converging on the Central West
How two crises converging on the Central West are pushing communities and businesses to breaking point — and why the rest of NSW should pay…
By Henry Ea - 11 min read
Death benefit dilemmas: trustee discretion and AFCA’s approach to law and fact
Recent cases demonstrating how AFCA re‑weighs evidence, wishes and dependency with less formal fact-finding processes.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
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Closing the gender leadership gap in law
Women outnumber men across the legal profession, yet there is a striking disconnect between who enters the profession and who leads it. Structural changes are…
By Angela Tufvesson - 9 min read
Book review: Night of the Living Rez
With plenty of dark humour, Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez explores fractured family life on the Penobscot Nation in Maine.
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min read
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