Jason Walker

The Law Council of Australia provided a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in response to its inquiry into the provisions of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 (Cth). Read the submission here: lawcouncil.au/resources/subm… #auslaw #FamilyLaw

The Law Council’s Family Law Section is seeking a Communications and Events Officer to join its team. The role is offered on a flexible, part-time basis, currently at 0.6 FTE. For more information about the role or to apply, visit the LCA's website: lawcouncil.au/about-us/posit…

Mr Jason Walker, Deputy Chair @LCAFLS, Ms Di Simpson, Chair of @LCAFLS, and Mr Luke Murphy, President of @thelawcouncil, at Australian Parliament House this morning before providing evidence on the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023. lawcouncil.au/resources/subm… #familylaw #auslaw

Calling all Australians: @FamilyStudies is conducting the Families in Australia Survey again. Help us paint a picture of Australian families by doing the Families in Australia Survey. Make your experience count [aifs.gov.au/fia-survey] #FamiliesInAustraliaSurvey

The Government's #federalbudget continues the theme of massive deficits being used in part to accelerate investment in productive assets and fund other targeted relief. Gadens' Tax Team critique the 'good', 'bad' and ugly' measures: gadens.com/legal-insights… #auslaw #budget2021

REVEALED: The top Aussie baby names for 2021 - 7NEWS.com.au apple.news/AiYZOP4SvTH2Up…

MEDIA STATEMENT: New money for domestic and family violence a step in the right direction lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-st… #auslaw #auspol #federalbudget2021

My colleague Rose Lockie from @gadens on Lessons from billionaires in taking control of your divorce afr.com/wealth/persona…

Bill and Melinda Gates divorce: why the over-60s are ‘silver splitters’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Calls for technology-facilitated abuse to be taken more seriously abc.net.au/news/2021-05-0…

The Fair Work Commission handed down its decision in Barber v Goodstart, finding Ms Barber was not unfairly dismissed when refusing to take the flu vaccination. We explore the decision and how it may impact employers who want to mandate any vaccinations: gadens.com/legal-insights…

@abcnews “Britain's second Countess Mountbatten of Burma — granddaughter of Prince Philip's cherished uncle Louis Mountbatten — takes the final place.” She died in 2017.

Only 30 people will attend Prince Philip's funeral. Here's who made the cut abc.net.au/news/2021-04-1…

Kelly Griffiths (Partner) and Kalidu Wijesundara (Lawyer) explain how recent convictions obtained by ASIC serve as a timely reminder of the importance of lodging financial reports. Read more: gadens.com/legal-insights… #auslaw #financialreporting

Family Court urged to share information about alleged domestic violence with firearms registries in every state to stop abusers being able to access guns @wlsq @australian theaustralian.com.au/business/legal…

The Federal government today announced all 55 recommendations contained in the Australian Human Rights Commission's landmark report, Respect@Work, will be implemented in some form. We summarise the key recommendations employers need to be aware of: gadens.com/legal-insights… #auslaw

Protecting privacy rights of individuals and avoiding the burden of unnecessary compliance costs on small business can be a delicate balancing act. We explore the small business exemption currently under consideration under the review of the Privacy Act: gadens.com/legal-insights…