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From 1 July 2026, Legal Aid NSW will restrict family law representation to domestic violence victims and Aboriginal people. The 2026–27 federal budget, handed down on 12 May, provided no relief. For practitioners working in family law, the implications are immediate and practical.
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Cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue; it is a fundamental regulatory obligation. This article examines the shifting requirements for data protection and why the independent bar is a high-value target for digital threats.
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Becoming an Independent Children’s Lawyer is more than a career move; it is a commitment to a specific, highly regulated form of advocacy. The Profession breaks down the current landscape for Victorian practitioners seeking to join the specialist list.
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The transition to the Bar is often described in terms of independence and intellectual autonomy. Less discussed is the operational reality: building a sustainable practice without predictable workflows, institutional support, or guaranteed income. For newer barristers, the absence of structure is both the greatest freedom and the most persistent constraint.
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There is no shortage of legal technology on the market. There is a shortage of honest guidance on what is worth your time and what is just expensive noise... If you run a small to mid-sized firm, sort out your practice management first. Everything else is secondary to this. If your matter management, billing, time recording, and documents are fragmented across different systems — or worse, spreadsheets — no AI tool in world will fix the underlying chaos.
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From 1 June, most regional and remote courts in WA will not sit. The cause is police being unable to guarantee court security and custodial services across many regional locations. The consequences fall on some of the country's most vulnerable communities — and on the practitioners who serve them.
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True diversity in Corporate and M&A law requires a move beyond surface-level metrics toward a deeper understanding of intersectional perspectives.
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The evidentiary standards of the past are being challenged by the complexities of modern data. This article explores the nuances of challenging digital evidence in Victorian courts and the need for a more sophisticated forensic approach.
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Australia's banking and finance lawyers are operating in a period of genuine legal flux — one driven not by a single legislative overhaul but by a confluence of regulatory shifts, technological disruption, and changing institutional expectations. The map is being redrawn in real time.
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The indemnity principle, party-party cost orders, and the operation of cost sanctions in Australian civil litigation are frequently discussed as access to justice tools. They are not working as intended — and the reform conversation needs to be more honest about why.
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As artificial intelligence begins to handle the "heavy lifting" of legal research and document drafting, what remains for the human practitioner? The Profession explores whether a return to the "artisan" model of legal practice is warranted, or inevitable.
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For years, the Australian legal profession has occupied a unique position regarding anti-money laundering regulations. The arrival of "Tranche 2" will fundamentally change the business of law.
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