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Meet Nicholas Simoes da Silva

About Nicholas Simoes da Silva

Nicholas Simoes da Silva is a Senior Legal Officer at the Australian Law Reform Commission.

Articles by Nicholas Simoes da Silva

Perspectives

User-friendly legislation: Why we need it, and how to achieve it

We seem to have forgotten that laws should be simple and easily understood. Can we fix today's legislation and, if so, how?

Dr William Isdale, Nicholas Simoes da Silva

Perspectives

A Universe of Law: ALRC DataHub offers new age of legal exploration

We knew there was a great deal of federal legislation, and now we can see how it occupies its own universe.

Nicholas Simoes da Silva, Dr William Isdale

In practice

Shifting sands in the regulation of financial risk

Is it time to surrender the Corporations Act for something better suited to governing Australia's financial products and services?

Dr William Isdale, Nicholas Simoes da Silva

Latest News

Profession updates

PD issued for DV offence proceedings

Profession updates

Cash-reporting obligations update

News

HRLC calls for action on ‘lawfare’

Events

Law ‘seemed a good place to start’

Case notes

Barrister sexually harassed assistants

Perspectives

First they came for the bankers

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