Some inmates charged with a capital offence have languished on death row for decades, and have had little access to defence lawyers.

The Socceroos will be in Australia next week for a pair of crucial World Cup qualifiers. But there's concern the campaign could be derailed, and all because of questionable advice from FIFA.

A work related death usually means a work place accident, but what happens if you are on a work trip and you die alone in the hotel room?

A High Court decision establishes across most Australian jurisdictions that there is no need for a judge to tell the jury when a child witness gives what is known as 'unsworn evidence'.

A new generation of women lawyers in Saudi Arabia is providing an understanding and access to the law.

What can two small mountainous countries, both famous for their dairy products, teach us about direct democracy?

Refugee lawyers are about to throw down the gauntlet to Comcare. The lawyers argue that the Federal Public sector health and safety regulator must act over conditions in offshore detention.

In the wake of Fiji's Cyclone and the Christchurch earthquakes, we ask what can disaster law frameworks do to minimise the damage.

If you fail a mobile alcohol or drug test, your licence can be suspended, but in the case of cannabis, do we have the right test?

Are our laws and regulations around spray drift up to the task?