A beacon of hope for the forgotten
PROFILE: Vikas Parwani is the principal solicitor of the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre.
By Henry Ea - 19 min read
A diamond among the pearls
For leading construction lawyer AMANDA DAVIDSON OAM, life is a hectic schedule of parenting, career and raising money for medical research in a field close…
By Claire Chaffey - 1 min read
Expatriate not ex-patriot
Geoffrey Robertson QC is founder and head of the Doughty Street Chambers, the UK’s leading human rights practice.
By Julie McCrossin - 1 min read
An ethical leader
For new Law Society of NSW president John Eades, 2015 will be about ethics, service and learning.
By Claire Chaffey - 1 min read
A healthy business
Law and business are a good mix, says Josh Sparks, whose paleo cafes are thriving.
By Jane Southward - 1 min read
Brush with the law
Art provides a wonderful balance for this lawyer who was thrilled to be named as a finalist in this year’s Archibald Prize.
By Dominic Rolfe - 1 min read
A lyrical lawyer
Maithri Panagoda is a personal injury lawyer and partner at Carroll & O’Dea. He hangs his suit coat – and his work problems – on a hook…
By Jane Southward - 4 min read
Sometimes being beaten up is better
Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has endured unspeakable violence and indignity in her quest for justice.
By Craig Sisterson - 2 min read
A life inspired by Mandela
In 1976, a 19-year-old Richard Shakenovsky found himself in the South African police force, doing his mandatory national service.
By Jane Southward - 1 min read
War and Peace
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 150-YEAR HISTORY, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appointed a woman, Dr Helen Durham, as the…
By Julie McCrossin - 2 min read