Policy
National model gender equitable briefing policy
The Law Council is committed to taking measures that ensure a level playing field for all members of the Australian legal profession. A major step towards this goal is the development of a National Model Gender Equitable Briefing Policy, which briefing entities now have the opportunity to adopt. The policy includes interim and long term...
Report
The United States v David Matthew Hicks: final report of the independent observer for the Law Council of Australia
This is the third and final report on the David Hicks case produced by Lex Lasry QC. He argues that Australia’s international standing and moral authority has been diminished by its support of a process so obviously at odds with the rule of law.