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Marta Gotowka 12/2/25 Marta Gotowka 12/2/25

Legal Contexts and AI

A helpful tool or an overwhelming experience?

Rachel Justic 11/25/25 Rachel Justic 11/25/25

Beyond Wages

What is the value of care as an ‘invisible’ contribution?

Tara Bush 10/9/25 Tara Bush 10/9/25

How to Get Away with Murder

And determine the correct course of justice

Angus Davis 10/8/25 Angus Davis 10/8/25

Putting Down a Tumescent Tort with a Kiwi Approach

Where do we Stand with Defamation Law?

Elle Ozpay 9/17/25 Elle Ozpay 9/17/25

When Divorce Puts a Price on Family Violence

Rethinking the changing face of Family Law

Tara Bush 9/10/25 Tara Bush 9/10/25

Beatings, Brutality, and Breaches of Law

El Salvador in Crisis

Bianca Kelly 8/29/25 Bianca Kelly 8/29/25

Courtroom Consequences of a Like

What legalities lie in the humble 👍 ?

Jessica Dhillon 8/28/25 Jessica Dhillon 8/28/25

Neurodivergence v Court Procedure

In a system designed for the neurotypical, what needs to change?

Sandy Elia 7/16/25 Sandy Elia 7/16/25

Two Systems of Justice

“Adult Crime, Adult Time”

Alison Thai 7/9/25 Alison Thai 7/9/25

Feminist Refusal and the Limits of Gender Equality in South Korea: The 4B Movement

No bihon, bichulsan, biyeonae, or biseksu

Tara Bush 7/8/25 Tara Bush 7/8/25

Justice is in the Eye of the Beholder: Public Confidence in the Judiciary

Is integrity at the heart of our judiciary?

Zoe Pook 5/22/25 Zoe Pook 5/22/25

Reform in NSW Abortion Law

How have legislative propositions reignited abortion care discussions in NSW?

Marta Gotowka 5/7/25 Marta Gotowka 5/7/25

Credibility on Trial

Can the law effectively tackle credibility issues?

Krishi Patel 4/20/25 Krishi Patel 4/20/25

The Right to Die or a Duty to Live?

The philosophical perspectives on voluntary assisted dying laws in NSW

Abiha Iqbal 4/8/25 Abiha Iqbal 4/8/25

The Tasmanian Dam Case on Australia’s Global Legal Responsibilities

Does the Tasmanian Dam case demonstrate Australia’s falling behind in addressing current global obligations?

Ethan De Freitas 3/17/25 Ethan De Freitas 3/17/25

Up to Speed? Dissecting Regulations on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Using AI to draft documents for trial? You may want to think again with regulatory changes to the Supreme Court Practice Notes and the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules…

Editor In Chief 11/29/24 Editor In Chief 11/29/24

Ad Aeternitatem: Out of Context

The clock shall tick eternally / warning that we should not be

The Honourable Mark Speakman 11/28/24 The Honourable Mark Speakman 11/28/24

Temporarily Permanent Legislation

There seems to be one common theme in the ethical systems around the world, whether they're secular or religious — the neighbour principle; that is, to love your neighbour as yourself.

Judge Michael Doogan 11/23/24 Judge Michael Doogan 11/23/24

The Law of the Land

The Treaty of Waitangi is now considered to be a constitutional document of New Zealand. How much did this help? Who did it affect? What can we learn from this?

Emma Reading 11/22/24 Emma Reading 11/22/24

Slow Laws in a Fast Age

A cyber attack on Optus in September 2022 led to almost 10 million people’s data being stolen, including details of their driver’s licences, passports, and Medicare cards.