Does attending the 2025 Golden Gavel count as CPD?
Six finalists battled the cold early start and each other to see who will take out the top prize at the 2025 Golden Gavel.
New Accredited Specialists Ceremony 2024
On 2 December 2024, over 110 awardees and guests attended a ceremony held at the Law Society of NSW to celebrate 76 new Accredited Specialists.
Canadian news media are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, but will they win?
Five Canadian news media outlets have commenced legal proceedings against OpenAI for copyright infringement and if they succeed, it could amount to billions in damages.
Keeping cash: Why the government still sees a future for traditional payment
While digital payments have become more popular in recent years, the Government has announced plans to introduce a cash mandate for essential items.
Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers celebrates 125 years
As Carroll & O’Dea prepares to celebrate its 125th year anniversary, managing partner Hanaan Indari chats with the LSJ about how the practice of law…
Correlation between money laundering and organised crime under the spotlight
The Australian Institute of Criminology and AUSTRAC have released their latest report showing the close link between organised crime and money laundering and its implications.
Lawyers among professional services to be affected by proposed reforms to anti-money laundering regime
The Attorney General has announced plans to legislate to expand the AML/CTF regime to “tranche two” entities which includes lawyers and other professional services.
Human Rights Subcommittee to examine Australia’s international efforts to eliminate the death penalty
The Human Rights Subcommittee is conducting an inquiry into Australia’s efforts to advocate for the global abolition of the death penalty.
$2 million lump sum costs awarded in favour of Network Ten
On 27 June 2024, the Court entered judgment in the amount of $2 million in favour of Network Ten for their costs of defending the…
Deepfake Sexual Material Bill introduced
Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has introduced the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024, which targets the non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit material.