LSJ Explains

On the second episode of the series on AML/CTF, Law Society's Carol Prasad talks with King & Wood Mallesons's Head of Business Acceptance - Financial Crime, Rachelle Boyle.

As Australia approaches the implementation of transformative anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing reforms in 2026, LSJ and the Law Society of NSW are proud to introduce an insightful series that will illuminate the forthcoming legal changes and provide solicitors with the tools to better support their clients. In our inaugural episode, Bobbie Wan, the Head of Regulatory Policy and Strategy at the Law Society of NSW, joins LSJ Journalist Wendy Yang for an engaging discussion with Amy Bell, Chair of the Money Laundering Task Force for the Law Society of England and Wales, author, and the CEO and Founder of AML Sorted.

It is a challenging decision to include sensitive or intimate images as evidence in family law proceedings. The Law Society of NSW, guided by its Family Law Committee, has developed a brand-new resource to assist solicitors with this complex issue. In this episode, Jacqui Dawson and Brett McGrath, Co-Chairs of the Family Law Committee, shed light on this invaluable new tool and its importance for legal practitioners.

In the final episode of this miniseries, Joseph talks to the national correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, Matthew Knott, about the results and what comes next, and he interviews Dr Zac Seidler, the Global DIrector of Men’s Health at Movember, about what’s going on with young men. 

In Part 6, we look at the state of play ahead of election day, crisscrossing the country to talk to voters and election officials in the battlegrounds. 

In Part 5, Joseph heads to the US/Mexico border to observe how immigration is shaping the election, and visits Mexico to meet residents at an inspiring shelter for asylum seekers.

In Part 4, Joseph talks to David Plotz, Founder and CEO of the local news network City Cast. They discuss the misinformation spreading across social media about the election and the candidates, and what effect it might have on the result. 

In Part 3, Joseph Friedman talks to Emily Bazelon, a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and the Truman Capote Fellow at Yale University Law School, about the role of the Supreme Court in American society and the upcoming election. 

In Part 2, Joseph talks with Erin Covey, House Editor of the Cook Political Report, about the thousands of elections that will all take place on November 5.

This is the first episode of this special multi-part miniseries of LSJ EXPLAINS. LSJ's U.S. correspondent, Joseph Friedman, travels to North America to talk to academics, journalists, and voters to understand the particularities and intricacies of that country's electoral system.In Part 1, Joseph talks with Matt Bevan, Australian writer, journalist, and host of the ABC News podcast "If You're Listening”, about the intricacies of America’s unique and unusual electoral system. 

External Intervention Solicitor, David Viney,  discusses with Law Society President Cassandra Banks about the Law Society’s resources for contingency and succession planning, including a checklist solicitors can use to ensure they fulfil the requirements thoroughly and correctly.

How would the Voice referendum play out in a change to the Constitution? Read and listen as Paul Kildea, Associate Professor at UNSW School of Law and Justice, outlines the history and the mechanics of referendums.

How do you set up an effective in-house legal team? Hear about the experience – both in-house and in private practice – that Michelle Smyth has brought to her role as Ernst & Young’s Regional General Counsel, Oceania.

Melinda Graczol and Dion Carnell work with the Office of the DPP NSW. Their roles and backgrounds differ, but both love the supportive work environment that enables them to offer access to justice.