Lawyers

• SA harassment report shows cultural reform urgently needed

  27th Apr 2021

  The Equal Opportunity Commission’s review of harassment in the legal profession in South Australia is a sobering reminder that the legal profession still has a long way to go to address sexual harassment in the workplace, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• Three tips for kickstarting 2020 a happier lawyer!

  12th Dec 2019

  As 2019 draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on how we have managed the inevitable stresses that have arisen in our busy work lives and develop strategies for the year ahead. In this article, Clarissa Rayward, the recipient of the inaugural 2019 Minds Count Award for Individual Leadership in Legal Mental Wellbeing, shares some great tips.

  Exciting news too, Clarissa will also be presenting at our 2020 Queensland Conference!

• Acting for clients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury

  31st Oct 2019

  Tom Goudkamp provides invaluable guidance for lawyers who are acting for clients with brain injury to ensure they recover the compensation they are entitled to.

• The language of the law

  20th Jul 2017

  Lawyers are very analytical and very specific in their use of terminology. They choose their terms carefully and interpret them precisely. While such precision may seem to be a curious and even humorous idiosyncrasy to the lay-person, it can have a devastating effect on those seeking access to justice.

   

• To disclose or not to disclose, that is the question!

  3rd Jun 2016

  While there is no obligation on a lawyer to make a file note of a conversation with a medical expert, is it ethical for a lawyer not to make a recording of a conversion in circumstances where the instructions to the specialist are for a verbal opinion only? Joanne Baker discusses.