Senior Counsel and mediator, practising in commercial law, keen on legal & equality issues. Personal views only. Non law tweets -@michellepainter.
Sydney, Australia
Joined September 2014
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Today was day 1 of a 6 week trial in the Federal Court. Here’s the team - bright eyed and eager. We’ll see what we all look like at the end of March when we finish. #fingerscrossed
A new study has found “a marked disconnect" between pledges of corporate executives, and methods actually implemented to combat discrimination, finding that “more than half of women from marginalised racial and ethnic groups experience racism [at work]”.
forbes.com/sites/josiecox/20…
Can the harmful effects of micro-aggressions in the workplace be lessened by ‘micro-accommodations’? An interesting article advocating simple adjustments to assist women and marginalised groups to experience less alienation in workplaces.
newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/so…
ABC Law Report podcast dealing (in the latter half) with recent estate matters involving adopted adult children and remote witnessing.
abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
Some traditions are lovely - here is the unanimous HCA all agreeing with Jagot J for HH's first judgment: Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2 eresources.hcourt.gov.au/sho…
Interesting blog post on the proposed changes to Australia’s referendum laws: “The Bill has significant implications for how voters will be educated, how the referendum question will be asked, and how campaign money will be regulated.”
auspublaw.org/blog/2023/2/ye…
Excellent article addressing commonly held misunderstandings about the Voice to Parliament referendum. A useful tool ahead of the launch of Yes and No campaigns this month.
theconversation.com/the-voic…
Interesting article on modern slavery in Australia and the need to improve Australia’s slavery prevention laws, not solely through stronger rules and penalties for businesses, but also by addressing the risks of forced labour inherent in our visa system.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic…
“While women’s rights are under attack in Afghanistan, the full effect of the ban on women’s work and mobility on single women, widows and separated women, is yet to be fully recognised.” An insight into the impact of Taliban rules on women-led households.
theconversation.com/afghanis…
“If you’re a woman in the workplace, chances are your boss and colleagues expect you to be nicer than your male peers...That perception could contribute to differences in...jobs you are hired for, which tasks you are assigned, and [performance evaluation]"
hbswk.hbs.edu/item/too-nice-…
“Garlett draws attention to the individual injustice occasioned by preventive measures and...to the unjust and discriminatory application of preventive laws to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” Interesting post on Garlett v WA [2022] HCA 30.
auspublaw.org/blog/2022/11/c…
Intriguing article on gender diversity reforms in corporate governance and reasons for their differing levels of effectiveness in various countries.
theconversation.com/gender-d…
Interesting paper by Moshinsky J last month on the operation of Australia’s consumer and competition laws in relation to extraterritorial conduct that affects Australian consumers and markets.
fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-…
A recent report by Deloitte Access Economics and Australians Investing in Women finds that breaking down entrenched gender norms in Australia could lead to an additional $128 billion each year in the economy and 461,000 additional full-time employees.
www2.deloitte.com/au/en/page…
“We are at a crucial moment in history. Humanity must act now if it hopes to stabilise Earth’s climate and leave an inhabitable planet for future generations – and corporations must be forced to walk the talk.”
theconversation.com/toxic-co…
‘When Janet Coombs, a junior barrister, applied at the St Patrick’s College seminary at Manly to do a course on Canon Law, the director said: “But you’re a woman!” To which Coombs replied: “I know that. Can I do a course in Canon law?’
smh.com.au/national/but-you-…
Interesting article on privacy law reform: “It’s those in society who are already the most marginalised and vulnerable that have the most to lose when their private information is made public without their consent.”
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/artic…
“Ignoring or minimising the grief, trauma and stigma that comes with an abortion threatens not only to undermine the reproductive rights of Australians but also to entrench gender inequality in the workplace”
theconversation.com/were-put…
