Ten laws that need to change in 2015

There are many laws across the state and the country that are subject to the scrutiny of the legal profession. Key legal professionals give their…

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A marriage of minds

Jane McAdam and Ben Saul met as teenagers and started dating while studying arts/law at the University of Sydney. Partners for 18 years, they are…

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Service and sacrifice

For lawyer and former Prime Minister John Howard OM AC, tales of a chance meeting on the battlefields of France form just one part of…

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One day this cloud could lift

Few individuals possess the intellect, depth of experience, character and charm so warmly and freely shared by The Hon. Michael Kirby.

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Rights minded

Australia’s approach to human rights protection is exceptional among western democracies. Is this stance exemplary or isolationist?

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The Optimist: what’s next for Elizabeth Broderick?

Gender inequality is still alive in Australian workplaces and law firms are in the perfect place to change things, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.

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Tragedy and triumph

For Sharon Cook, the outgoing managing partner of Henry Davis York, personal tragedy has spawned a strength of character that has propelled her to great…

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A rose by any other name

For new state Attorney-General Brad Hazzard, the renaming of the Department of Attorney-General and Justice is a hollow exercise that does nothing to diminish his…

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