Opposition wary of WA government splashing cash on in-house lawyers

Opposition wary of WA government splashing cash on in-house lawyers

The Department of Premier and Cabinet will spend $6 million over the next four years to establish a four-person in-house legal team.

  • byHamish Hastie

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The thinking behind Erin Patterson’s unexpected legal tactic
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The thinking behind Erin Patterson’s unexpected legal tactic

Courts are often accused of being out of touch with the community,so there’s an argument for Erin Patterson facing justice on her home patch. But her case has a long way to go.

  • byErin Pearson
Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women,tribunal finds

Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women,tribunal finds

A NSW tribunal found the former barrister showed a law student a sex toy during a job interview and played a pornographic film in front of a researcher.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Toorak lawyer fights forgery conviction over $1.5m Greek seaside resort

Toorak lawyer fights forgery conviction over $1.5m Greek seaside resort

John Velos,who is a former mayor of the City of Prahran,is appealing a forgery conviction in Athens after a family legal dispute over the control of a resort on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea.

  • byChris Vedelago
What drives James MacKenzie,cancer survivor?

What drives James MacKenzie,cancer survivor?

Slater and Gordon chair James MacKenzie has beaten cancer twice. Has it resulted in him treating life differently?

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Lawyer Stefanie Costi was humiliated by a senior partner. Her fightback has inspired thousands

Lawyer Stefanie Costi was humiliated by a senior partner. Her fightback has inspired thousands

A senior partner asked lawyer Stefanie Costi to put on his boots for him in front of colleagues. After speaking out about her experience,Costi said she has been inundated with thousands of replies.

  • byMax Maddison
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Groundbreaking lawyer was first female Federal Court judge

Groundbreaking lawyer was first female Federal Court judge

In the early 1970s the legal profession had barely embraced having women in the law,before Deirdre O’Connor helped change that.

  • byMargaret Beazley
Cook jumps to defence of green lawyers as Dutton vows to end funding

Cook jumps to defence of green lawyers as Dutton vows to end funding

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has the Environmental Defenders Office in his sights,announcing he would defund firm if his party was returned to government.

  • byHamish Hastie
Environmental Defenders Office under attack,with Whitby “not impressed”

Environmental Defenders Office under attack,with Whitby “not impressed”

The EDO was the subject of a stinging critique by Federal Court Justiace Natalie Charlesworth on Monday.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Uniquely unfair’:How the government grabs a share of compensation payouts

‘Uniquely unfair’:How the government grabs a share of compensation payouts

The system for victim compensation is broken for everyone,but it’s particularly harsh on survivors of child sexual abuse.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Slippery slope’:Queensland lawyers getting worse,watchdog warns

‘Slippery slope’:Queensland lawyers getting worse,watchdog warns

Queensland lawyers can’t even be relied upon for “simple professional courtesies”,according to Legal Services Commissioner Megan Mahon.

  • bySean Parnell