Celebrating equality ‘in a traditionally male-dominated profession’
Magistrate Rebecca Hosking reflects on her judicial career ahead of the International Day of Women Judges.
By Cat Woods - 5 min read
Six minutes with Nicholas Stewart
Nicholas Stewart is a partner at the “out loud and proud” LGBTI law firm Dowson Turco Lawyers in Sydney. For the past five years he…
By Melissa Coade - 2 min read
Lawyers of the land
The big dry is putting regional communities in NSW through their paces and the Bureau of Meteorology warns it could take until autumn 2019 for…
By Melissa Coade - 7 min read
The case that changed me – Justice François Kunc
Justice François Kunc, a judge in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court, reflects on a piece of commercial litigation involving QCs Tom Hughes, Ian…
By Jane Southward - 3 min read
The case that changed me – Anna Cody
A case involving the Stolen Generation taught the value of meeting a client where they are most comfortable as well as a lesson in the…
By Anna Cody - 3 min read
Against the tide: UNHCR lawyer Ellen Hansen
UNHCR lawyer Ellen Hansen speaks about the global compact on refugees presented to the UN General Assembly.
By Jane Southward - 7 min read
The case that changed me – Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby
Sometimes, winning the case is less important than bringing attention to a cause. Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby explains how one particular case early…
By Kate Allman - 3 min read
The power of being well
Maddison Jones discusses how learning to live with a debilitating disease has helped boost her resilience and live her best life.
By Jane Southward - 3 min read
Six minutes with Dimity Kingsford Smith
LSJ speaks to Dimity Kingsford Smith, Director of the Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation at UNSW, about the impacts of the banking royal commission.
By Kate Allman - 3 min read
Reframing her narrative
Solicitor and artist Amani Haydar was forced to re-evaluate the whole system when her father murdered her mother in 2015.
By Melissa Coade - 7 min read
Six minutes with Keerthri Ravi
Allens Associate Keerthi Ravi works in a team of about 200 lawyers on disputes ranging from insolvency to tax and the banking Royal Commission.
By LSJ Team - 3 min read