Rachel Last

Senior Associate

The lost years that matter.  

As International Women’s Day rolled around this year, I found myself seeing it in a very different light for once. Women around me were posting...

Clinical notes and compensation matters  

How much weight do we give to clinical notes in compensation matters?   The recent case out of the Supreme Court in the Australian Capital Territory....

Archaic immunity from the long face of the law 

Imagine being injured in a motor vehicle accident because a horse had, yet again, escaped onto the road from a nearby property. Your injuries are...

Mental health, mentoring and mindfulness in law

As we prepare for the upcoming Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2021 to be held on 25 November at The Star in Sydney, our...

When fear becomes your friend and “losing” becomes a great life lesson

Last month I was shortlisted as a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards for 2021 in the Wellness Advocate Category. These awards...

The evolution of mentee to mentor

As a law student, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I went to a talk once where a practising lawyer said their most important piece of advice was...

Reasonable or burdensome?

To what length should an employer mitigate the risk of injury. In workers’ compensation negligence claims, it is necessary to show that a reasonable employer...

Walking the tightrope

Balancing your duty to the court and your duty to your client When it comes to personal injuries claims, the last thing you want is...