Aaron Timoshanko, Monash University and Christine Parker, Monash University The exposure of live baiting (or “blooding”) activities in greyhound racing has sent shockwaves through the industry, with a spate of suspensions, resignations and dismissals following undercover footage aired by ABC Four Corners in February. The revelations have prompted calls for greater regulation and for the…
In the ever-evolving landscape of the legal profession, change is the only constant. A recent study I co-authored sheds light on how lawyers in Queensland are adapting to disruptions such as technological advances, demographic shifts, and regulatory changes exacerbated by unforeseen events like COVID-19. Understanding Disruption in Law Disruption in the legal sector isn’t a…
Prof Paula Gerber (Monash) kindly recorded a video introducing and summarising our research recently published in the Human Rights Law Review. We hope you find it interesting.
I wrote a short piece summarising my article in the Adelaide Law Review, titled ‘Could existing anticruelty laws ban whip use in horse racing?’. Here is the link to the Lawfully website…
Two findings from my recent research sit in uncomfortable tension. Students who complete a law Honours degree rate its job-market value highly. Yet when you match those graduates against comparable peers, the employment premium disappears. Each finding comes from a separate study, one published in Student Success and one in the Legal Education Review, but…
Aaron Timoshanko, Monash University and Joanna Kyriakakis, Monash University A current bill before the New South Wales Parliament proposes to end the use of sow-stalls. Sow-stalls, sometimes referred to as gestation crates, are small metal and concrete cages measuring 2.2 by 0.6 metres in which pregnant pigs are kept for up to 105 days. If…