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
‘State-sanctioned torture’: women with disability continue to suffer forced sterilisation
Involuntary (also referred to as forced or coerced) sterilisation has been addressed intermittently in parliament and media, but to no avail as far as legislative…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Property pirates: how lawyers can protect their clients from title scams
Property title theft is not common, but it is devastating for homeowners and buyers when they are the victims of a scam.
By Cat Woods - 6 min read
EU deforestation laws postponed: will amendments render it toothless?
Last month, major European Union (EU) legislation designed to halt rampant global deforestation was postponed by a year by popular vote.
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Tuvalu, the first purely digital, sovereign nation to exist in the metaverse?
Facing the prospect of their entire nation being submerged underwater as a result of rising sea levels, Tuvalu has launched a campaign to become “the…
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
Aftermath: what lessons did we learn from Lindt?
This week marks 10 years since the Lindt Café siege. It is understandably an anniversary few in the legal, police or intelligence communities wish to…
By Michael Bodey - 21 min read
Global corporations and the accountability of international law
As nations compete to attract global corporations, it is evident many have mastered the art of minimising the tax they pay in nations where they…
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
How lawyers can tackle the cosmic conundrums of space law
Space is often described as the ‘final frontier’. Is the development and drafting of space law the next frontier for lawyers?
By Duncan Blake and Margot Ellis - 6 min read
From cold cases to criminal trials: the power of forensic linguistics
From solving cold cases to providing evidence in investigations and trials, it cannot be dismissed as a scholarly interest absent of real world application.
By Cat Woods - 7 min read
Efficient and accessible pathways to challenge wrongful convictions
Recent high profile decisions have led to a debate on whether Australia needs a Criminal Cases Review Commission.
By Cat Woods - 9 min read
The origins and principles of Freedom of the Seas
Approximately two thirds of the world’s oceans are ‘international waters’, but despite not belonging to one entity, the high seas – considered ‘global commons’ -…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read