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Court best placed to make decisions in best interests of children
Professions must adhere to professional and ethical standards
Law Council welcomes national dialogue on sexual consent laws
Law Council announces Mahla Pearlman Australian Young Environmental Lawyer of the Year
Law Council seeks amendments to the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Cth)
Law Council congratulates winner of the Consumer Rights Award 2023
AAT President’s welcome at Federal Court of Australia
Law Council concern regarding arrest warrants issued for Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Concludes Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants
Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and Starts Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants
Appointment of Justice Bromberg as President of the Australian Law Reform Commission
National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference
Law Council welcomes passage of Constitutional Alteration to provide for the Voice
Law Council pays tribute to retiring High Court Chief Justice the Hon Susan Kiefel AC
New guides to help lawyers identify elder abuse
Law Council congratulates Margery Nicoll on Kings Birthday Honours Award
First Nations women and children with disability at greater risk of family and domestic violence
Law Council welcomes entry into force of the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement
New District Court Judge Appointed
Administrative review reform must address challenges of the past
President of Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Funding for legal assistance services more urgent in tough times
Constitutional amendment to provide for the Voice is just and legally sound
Law Council Calls for Reform to Abolish Continuing Detention Order Regime
Law Council congratulates new Chief Justice of the Federal Court
Appointment of the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Best interests of children must be ongoing focus of family law
Law Council endorses new National Legal Aid report
Law Council unwaveringly supports Constitutional recognition of First Nations peoples
Human Rights Council Discusses Migration and Cultural Rights and Concludes Discussion on Human Rights Defenders
Personal Insolvency Roundtable first step to bankruptcy reform
Appointments to Federal Court of Australia
Expert Advisory Group to Guide Reform to Australia’s System of Administrative Review
Asylum seekers finally free from limbo
Federal judicial commission welcome step closer
Taking politics out of parole
Appointments to Australia’s courts and tribunals
Merits review critical to accountable government decision making
NACC on its way
2023 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship recipient
Improvements required if CDO regime continues
2022 Australian Young Lawyers Awards
Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement crucial step closer
Updates from Law Council, Federal Government, Business Council of Australia and more
Cost of getting cybersecurity wrong could be high
Excessive use of force on children unconscionable
More time needed to get NACC right
Michael Kirby named life member of IBA Council