law

If you’re convicted of sexual abuse, your friends and family can tell the court how good you are, with the hope of a more lenient sentence.

Jessikah Inaba, has made history by becoming the first ever blind, black female barrister in the UK. She is just 23 years old.

In Egypt, the highest court has has seen its first ever female judge. Over the weekend, Radwa Helmi presided over a case.

For the first time ever, female solicitors have outnumbered male solicitors in Australia, with 53 per cent of them dominating the sect

In an open letter to Attorney-General Christian Porter, about 500 women working in the law from across Australia have sought changes to the way judges are disciplined and appointed.

Leading human rights and public law expert Tessa van Duyn has been appointed to CEO and Practice Leader of Melbourne-based, values-driven law firm Moores. 

Pallavi Sinha is a long-time advocate for women particularly around domestic violence & a Liberal candidate the NSW Upper House Legislative Council.

It has been almost 20 years since the ground-breaking report of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), Equality Before the Law: Justice for Women.