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
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 - 3 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 - 7 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 - 3 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 - 6 min read