Law – a noble pursuit or a profit centre? The Australian Academy of Law’s second ethics debate
A lively debate between senior lawyers from the bar, the big firms, the regulator, and community legal centres was held on 20 June, with a disruptive ethicist adding to the discussion on whether law is a profession or a business, a “noble pursuit or a profit centre”. The debate was held in the ceremonial court […]
Environmental and insolvency law – parallel appeals in Australia and Canada
Australia’s odd constitutional arrangements have allowed a State environmental protection law to prevail over Commonwealth insolvency disclaimer law, in Linc Energy Ltd (in Liq) [2017] QSC 53. The reverse scenario is being played out in Canada, where federal insolvency disclaimer law has been held to prevail over provincial – Alberta – environmental law: Orphan Well Association v […]
