Charles who knows where he’s going
PROFILE: Charles Cho, General Counsel of NSW Treasury
A life in the law
Judge Scarlett believes there has been a deterioration in standards of litigation in recent years. He points to complaints about the lack of professionalism, the…
Fighting for our rule book
The new Dean of Law at UNSW, Professor George Williams, AO, has big plans for the university. He wants it to have a greater presence…
Constellation of successes
Ocean racer and navigator Adrienne Cahalan has honed winning teams on the water and uses the lessons learned in her law practice.
A test of endurance
For litigation lawyer and arbitrator Tim Griffiths, penning his first novel about legendary Australian photographer Frank Hurley was an exercise in patience, creativity and passion.
A woman of influence
Jennifer Robinson, legal adviser to Julian Assange and the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, is Director of Legal Advocacy for the Bertha Foundation where…
Beating around the bush
The realities of regional, rural and remote legal practice are usually good, sometimes bad, and often surprising.
A marriage of minds
Jane McAdam and Ben Saul met as teenagers and started dating while studying arts/law at the University of Sydney. Partners for 18 years, they are…
Service and sacrifice
For lawyer and former Prime Minister John Howard OM AC, tales of a chance meeting on the battlefields of France form just one part of…
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…
The Optimist: what’s next for Elizabeth Broderick?
Gender inequality is still alive in Australian workplaces and law firms are in the perfect place to change things, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.