Dianne Simpson, the immediate past chair of the Law Council of Australia ’s family law section, has joined the bench at the ...

Sri Lankan-born Melanie Vairawanathan took a big risk when she relocated to Australia at the age of 17 to study law. While it ...

Barristers Darren Renton and Hayley Cormann have been appointed as WA District Court judges, announced WA attorney general ...

Eleven full-time magistrates will be joining the Local Court of NSW next year, according to NSW attorney general Michael ...

The next stage of the Pacific Policing Initiative (PPI) has been launched with the official opening of the Pinkenba Hub in ...

The UK High Court tossed out claims after realizing that a client giving evidence in the court couldn’t communicate in ...

In 1948, countries of different legal and cultural backgrounds pledged to defend universal human rights by adopting the ...

The Victorian Bar has elected Vice President Justin Hannebery KC as its new president. Hannebery’s elevation was confirmed at a special purpose meeting held last night. He takes over for Elizabeth ...

Law Society of England and Wales President Richard Atkinson has criticized the “intermediate courts” idea being floated as a ...

White & Case and Allens have advised on a $2.3bn portfolio financing facility for Global Power Generation (GPG) Australia. White & Case worked with GPG, while Allens assisted the bank syndicate ...

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced the appointment of eight new judges to the Federal Court. The new appointees are Samuel Vandongen, Cameron Moore SC, Nicholas Owens SC, Professor James ...