A new Australian analysis underscores the importance of employers taking practical and legal steps to prevent current or former employees from misusing their confidential…
Safe Work Australia, the government authority managing the implementation of the new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws, has expressed concern over recent reports on the…
The Victorian Law Foundation is calling on organisations with a great legal project to start planning their grant application.Victoria Law Foundation awards $500,000…
John McKenzie, Chief Legal Officer of Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) has been awarded the Law and Justice Foundation Justice Medal.
McKenzie won the award for his…
Charities Inquiry Productivity Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald says it is almost intolerable that three years on from the commencement of the Not for Profit reform process…
The final report of the Charity Law Reform Project, by Changemakers Australia says the High Court decision on Aid/Watch changes the conventional view that “political”…
Australian law firms are receiving more requests for pro bono legal advice than they can provide, according to a national survey.
The Report on the National Law Firm Pro …
A new legal support service will provide pro-bono legal advice for Not for Profit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations.
LawHelp will give corporations…
A charity law conference keynote speaker, Justice Peter Young of the NSW Court of Appeal has called on charities to improve their communication with donors, particularly…
The pro bono efforts of major US law firms held steady in 2009 despite the continued pressures of the economic downturn, according to the Pro Bono Institute’s