We are pleased to be involved in the Legal Studies Association of NSW 2016 State Conference. Electronic copies of the resources and presentation are available below. Please contact Jackie Charles our Education Coordinator for any resourcing needs. Institute CEO Nick...
The Institute has lodged a submission with the House of Representatives Tax Committee regarding the external scrutiny arrangements for the Australian Taxation Office. The Committee announced an inquiry into the various oversight mechanisms of the ATO, with a view to...
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the High Court’s decision in Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1. This decision is recognised as one of the Court’s most important decisions, and a resounding reaffirmation of the rule of law, and...
Today, the Rule of Law Institute co-hosted an event with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, attended by leading members of the Australian legal and business worlds. The event focused on the recent Hogan Lovells report, Risk and Return: Foreign Direct...
An upcoming High Court case, due to be argued in Canberra this week, will tackle the question of the so-called “advocates’ immunity” in Australia, that is, whether a client may sue their lawyer for negligent actions or omissions that are intimately...
