Police targeting of NSW solicitor ‘completely unacceptable’
A NSW solicitor was deliberately targeted, harassed and intimidated on his way to court by three police officers during an episode of misconduct the Law…
By LSJ Team - 2 min readNSW Government urged to introduce protections for religious discrimination
The majority of a NSW Parliamentary committee has found there is “a strong need” to protect people from discrimination on the grounds of religious beliefs…
By LSJ Team - 2 min readDefamation reforms to commence in three states
After a year-long wait, NSW will move forward with defamation reforms that passed state parliament in 2020 but have hovered in limbo since.
By LSJ Team - 2 min readStudents debate the merits of online hearings – in online moot
University mooting teams from NSW competed strongly at the Willem C. Vis International Moot, held online involving 385 teams from around the world.
By Kate Allman and Angus MacInnis - 2 min readJudge: ‘We need to be more climate conscious’
An expert panel has urged lawyers to take notice of climate change.
By Kirrily Schwarz - 2 min readTime for human rights approach to disability: Rosemary Kayess
Disability advocate and Chair of the chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rosemary Kayess has called on lawyers…
By LSJ Team - 2 min readFamily Court issues guidance on court merger
The newly amalgamated Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCA) has published a statement clarifying how the court will operate under the new merger.
By LSJ Team - < 1 min readLawyers choose to challenge at sold-out IWD event
Executive leader Sam Mostyn AO has issued a challenge to workplaces to “rapidly” increase the numbers of women in leadership during a sell-out International Women’s…
By LSJ Team - 2 min readNSW Ombudsman swamped by complaints during COVID-19
An influx of hundreds of complaints to the NSW Ombudsman have likened hotel quarantine to criminal detention facilities and flagged a lack of police oversight…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read