Perspectives

Perspectives

The new era of organised crime

A new approach is needed to combat organised crime as as criminal enterprises go global.

, Vincenzo Musacchio

Perspectives

Facilitating our post-COVID future

Welcome to 2021 QLS President Elizabeth Shearer.

, John Teerds

Perspectives

Come si Intervista la Camorra? (How do you interview the Camorra?)

A conversation about investigative interviewing with anti-mafia Magistrate Cesare Sirignano.

, Chris Bonnici

Perspectives

Coercive Control: Can the law fix this?

A complex and delicate debate has begun between advocates, legal practitioners and criminologists. Should 'Coercive control' be criminalised to protect victims of DFV?

, Lexi Kehl

Perspectives

All that is ethical does not twitter

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but Twitter can be problematic for officers of the court.

, Shane Budden

Perspectives, Spotlight

The presumption of capacity: How human rights are ignored in guardianship and administration proceedings

For older persons involved in guardianship and administration proceedings, there have been repeated failure to respect these basic rights. This paints a grim picture of discrimination based on age and disability.

, Cybele Koning, Karen Williams

Perspectives

Computer says no

If Hal wouldn’t open the pod bay doors, why trust him with the keys to the jail cell?

, Shane Budden

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Privilege, PINs and phone searches

Can the police search your phone? Not necessarily....

, Paul McGorrery

Letters to the editor

Don’t do it. Be kind.

How can we step up to meet the challenge of judicial bullying?

, Sean Kelly, Kelly Legal

Perspectives

Domestic and Family Violence – Jason’s story

In a follow-up to Gracie's story, this is Jason's story and how our community legal centres help to provide fair and equal access to justice.

, Tony Keim

Perspectives

Vale the 2500-year-old ritual

Some 2500 years later, it seems we are bidding a fond farewell to a key ritual of society.

, Shane Budden

Perspectives

Domestic and family violence – Gracie’s story

Throughout Queensland, solicitors regularly spend long-hours toiling away, volunteering their time free-of-charge to assist significantly under-funded community legal centres to provide fair and equal access to justice to the community’s most vulnerable people.

, Tony Keim

Perspectives

The streetcar named Constitution

The integrity of US Constitutional institutions is important for us now more than ever.

, Matt Dunn

Perspectives

Can you score a try for justice?

The debate over last Wednesday's State of Origin Man of the Match award has a lesson for us.

, Shane Budden

Perspectives

The price of perfectionism: Time to stem the flow

The constant striving for perfection exacts an emotional, social and financial toll on practising lawyers in Australia.

, Travis Schultz

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Unanswered questions remain about Victorian class actions’ new contingency fees regime

There are many unanswered questions about the new section 33ZDA in Victoria's Supreme Court Act 1986.

, Greg Williams, Peter Sise

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The two worlds of Gentleman Jim

The people and practice of law were very different in the mid-20th Century. Among those who successfully moved from one 'world' to the next was Jim FitzGerald.

, Dr John de Groot, Patrick FitzGerald

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Coming out of the disability closet

Whether to conceal or disclose to an employer that you are disabled is a dilemma faced by many - do you "come out" as a person with a disability or not?

, Fiona Yeang