The problem of alcohol- and drug-fuelled violence has been in the news recently. These stories place a spotlight squarely on the issue of intoxication and crime in Australian criminal law.
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What’s in Store for the Legal Profession in 2014?
2014 Report on the State of the Legal Market by Georgetown University Law Centre and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor concluded that the goals for most firms this year should be not to “build a bigger boat”, but rather to build a better one.
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Key Legal Research Skills Every Lawyer Needs
The shift to digital research has led to some sloppy habits among legal practitioners. Here’s how to nail the legal research skills you need.
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Putting the “Pro” Back in Professional Service
If buyers can touch, feel or see what they’re buying, many purchasing concerns disappear. In professional services you don’t have this advantage. So what is the unique quality defining a successful professional service provider?
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NAZI Defence Available in Australian Criminal Law
It may be thought that the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals were of the worst of criminality and the last word on the superior orders defence in criminal law, but things are not so clear cut.
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Sweeping Changes to the Workers Compensation Scheme: The Controversial Goudappel v ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd
In 2012, the NSW Parliament introduced radical, sweeping changes to the Workers Compensation Scheme. This article discusses the high profile case of Mr Goudappel, an injured worker caught by retrospective amendments which sought to remove his right to lump sum compensation.
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Criminal Investigation: A Case of Big Brother Watching?
The nature and complexity of crime has changed markedly in recent years. So, too, has the scope of criminal investigation powers possessed by police and investigators.
Read moreAre You Giving Your Legal Clients What They Really Want?
It’s sometimes easy to forget that behind large corporate clients are real people who are driven by emotions and stressors like everyone else. Determining what legal clients really want is a psychological exercise that must go beyond simply providing ‘good service’.
Read moreAre Your Meetings Meeting Expectations? Conduct Productive Meetings ASAP
Meetings are part and parcel of legal life. But how often do we really have productive meetings as opposed to, quite simply, huge time wasters? Do digital alternatives to the…
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Ramp Up Your Productivity: Tips to Improve Productivity at Work in 2014
No matter how much work you have to do, there are still only 24 hours in a day. Too many of us are spending too many of those hours working. Being conscious of how we work, and working smarter rather than longer, will increase productivity and potentially reduce working hours. But where do we start? Abi Gold offers some helpful tips to improve your productivity at work for 2014…
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