The legal year 2019 saw lawyers in the spotlight for many of reasons – good and not-so-good. The shockers here are just a taste of the many sure to rear their heads throughout the year 2020, argues Ross Davis from Practical Law.
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Alexander Ross Davis
Writer, Practical Law Australia, Thomson Reuters Legal Australia
Alexander Ross is a Sydney-based lawyer working with the knowledge team at King & Wood Mallesons. Prior to KWM he worked for Thomson Reuters’ own Practical Law, as an associate in restructuring and insolvency at Squire Patton Boggs and at a NewLaw startup.
Posts by Alexander Ross Davis
5 Cases We’re Talking About Halfway Through 2019
Our courts have dropped multiple high-profile decisions this year. So hold on to your practising certificates (if you’ve still got them); these are the most talked about cases in the first half of 2019!
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Corporate Social Responsibility from the Progressive Era to the Banking Royal Commission
After a tumultuous year our banks are back in the spotlight. When several of the Big Four banks failed to pass on the recent interest rate cut in full, Treasurer…
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From Torrens With Love: Why Blockchain Real Estate May be Closer Than You Think
You can’t swing a church bell in South Australia without striking mention of Sir Robert Torrens. Blockchain real estate might not be in a South Australian practitioner’s lexicon just yet,…
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Intimate Family Violence and the Abolition of Defensive Homicide
In 2014, Victoria abolished the offence of defensive homicide following a “widely held perception that it was being abused by violent men”. Despite having been abolished, defensive homicide made appearances…
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Rage Against the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Legal Practice
Heel-dragging frustration at impending changes in the legal industry is misguided. There will likely always be jobs for creative and gregarious lawyers. It’s the repetitive tasks at the junior end…
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8 Cases that Stopped the Nation in 2017
From the unconventional to the absurd, the year 2017 was nirvana for legal tragics. The Supreme Court of New South Wales held that citizen’s arresting Uber drivers is, usually, inadvisable.…
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Why Plain Language Law is Shaping the Way Legal Solutions are Delivered
It’s time we thought differently about delivering legal services. The practice of law has changed. The days of hiring practitioners with specialist knowledge and decades of experience for small litigation,…
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