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The new CEO of the Law Society of NSW is the first Indigenous person and the first woman to hold the position in the organisation’s…
By Kate Allman - 4 min readThe new CEO of the Law Society of NSW is the first Indigenous person and the first woman to hold the position in the organisation’s…
By Kate Allman - 4 min readChristopher Daniels has been a solicitor for Legal Aid since 2015, specialising in youth justice. He has worked in a number of areas including civil…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readRace Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan is passionate about promoting cultural diversity and combatting racism in Australia. Prior to joining the Commission, Chin spent three years…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 3 min readWayne Cahill is a senior consultant at Ashurst and heads the firm’s national health and aged care practice. He has appeared on the Australian Best…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readIn June, Victoria became the first Australian jurisdiction to allow contingency fees in class actions. Experts are split as to what impacts the move will…
By Katie Walsh - 7 min readElaine Johnson is a principal lawyer at the Environmental Defenders Office in NSW. With over ten years of experience in environmental law, Johnson spearheaded the…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readMedia commentary surrounding the Australian High Court appears to have surged in 2020. Controversial decisions such as the Indigenous “aliens” case and overturned Pell conviction…
By Kate Allman - 7 min readHanaan Indari starts her new role as Managing Partner at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers this month, making her the first woman to do so in…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readAngela Wood is a partner at Maddocks and a specialist in health and aged care. She has acted for a range of clients including public,…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readCourtney Bowie, founder and CEO of Her Lawyer, was recently crowned the winner of the Emerging Leader category at the Telstra Business Women’s Awards. Passionate…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readNathan Eastwood, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance, practises in the area of international arbitration and is a member of the firm’s global disputes team. He…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 3 min readMelinda Upton, former co-managing partner of DLA Piper Australia, is the newly appointed Chair of Minds Count Foundation. She tells LSJ why mental health in…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min readJohn Weir is a partner at Pennicott Weir Lawyers and an accredited specialist in criminal law. After a lifelong interest in the intersection between mental…
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 2 min read