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• Injured South Australians at risk after MAC CTP claims transferred to Berkshire Hathaway

  15th Dec 2018

  Plaintiff lawyers in South Australia say the transfer of the Motor Accident Commission’s CTP claims back book has put injured South Australians at risk.

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• Human Rights Day: a reminder to focus on the need for a national charter of human rights

  10th Dec 2018

  As Human Rights Day is celebrated globally, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) today reiterated calls for a national charter of human rights in Australia.

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• ALA welcomes VIC Royal Commission

  5th Dec 2018

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has welcomed the Royal Commission into the conduct of the police force and its use of a criminal defence barrister as an informant.   

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• Indigenous Voice to Parliament must be our constitutional priority: ALA

  30th Nov 2018

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has welcomed the parliamentary report that supports constitutional recognition for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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• ALA welcomes appointment of new VIC Attorney-General

  30th Nov 2018

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) welcomes the appointment of Ms Jill Hennessy MP as the new Attorney-General in Victoria. 

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• QLD Bill of Rights will make a substantial difference but improvements could make it stronger, say lawyers

  28th Nov 2018

  The Queensland Bill of Rights legislation will make a substantial difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA), but there are opportunities to make the Bill stronger and more effective.

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• Lawyers point to hypocrisy in insurer calls for Queensland CTP reform

  27th Nov 2018

  The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has strongly criticised calls from RACQ and Suncorp for changes to Queensland’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme that would see less benefits for injured motorists. 

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• Lawyers support TAS Greens’ pill testing Bill

  22nd Nov 2018

  The ALA has given its support to the Tasmanian Greens’ Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Drug Analysis) Bill 2018 being tabled today.

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• Plaintiff lawyers call for amendments to Sex Discrimination Act

  20th Nov 2018

  The national peak body for plaintiff lawyers has called for the removal of exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act so that every child can safely attend any school without experiencing discrimination based on their sexuality or gender orientation.

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• Urgent reform needed to prevent insurers unfairly denying claims, says ALA

  6th Nov 2018

  Insurers must be prevented from unfairly denying claims based on unrelated pre-existing health conditions and restricted from accessing medical records dating back more than five years prior to the policy inception, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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