Luxury brands, labour exploitation and sham subcontractors
As more Italian luxury brands are revealed to be – supposedly unknowingly – including illegal factories in their supply chain, the Milan courts are under…
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
Lack of legal protection for flexible work arrangements
No legal right to challenge an employer’s refusal of a request for flexible work arrangement in Australia.
By Floyd Alexander Hunt - 3 min read
UN deems access to healthy environment a human right – what it means for Australia
While most countries have recognised the right to a healthy environment under law, Australia has not.
By Meg Good - 4 min read
Making history in the High Court
The High Court of Australia has a majority of women justices for the first time. Here’s why that matters.
By Kcasey McLoughlin - 5 min read
Crikey defamation lawsuit tests new public interest defence
Lachlan Murdoch’s defamation lawsuit against news site Crikey will be the first test of Australia’s new public interest defence.
By Floyd Alexander Hunt - 4 min read
How quiet quitting is taking hold in law
The demands of the profession make lawyers particularly susceptible to the social media-driven phenomenon.
By Angela Tufvesson - 7 min read
Why everyone should future-proof access to their data
Good password habits are like most habits: hard to form, easy to break. Everyone has their own unique formula to access countless applications and programs…
By Keely McDonough - 9 min read
Personal circumstances matter in employee vaccine refusal
In recent months two Australian workers have won unfair dismissal cases after being sacked for not complying with their employers’ vaccination orders
By Giuseppe Carabetta - 4 min read