Underfunded and under resourced. The first National Legal Aid Census for Private Practitioners, reveals how the concerns of practitioners regarding funding and structuring can lead…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
The Law Society of NSW hosted its annual International Women’s Day Breakfast on Wednesday 5 March, with a conversation led by the 2025 President Jennifer…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
A Victorian woman, who relies on an assistance dog, is taking the ridesharing company to the Federal Court after drivers refused service more than thirty…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Sydney property lawyer Peter Rosier has been awarded the 2020 President’s Medal for his services to justice and the development of property law and policy…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
The Australia Council for the Arts has published new protocols addressing legal, ethical, and moral considerations for using Indigenous cultural and intellectual material in the…
By LSJ Team - 1 min read
Country solicitors are helping to decrease the stigma around mental illness by supporting their clients during “an extraordinarily tough time”, this year’s Rural Issues Day…
By Amy Dale - 3 min read
The NSW Government will establish a parliamentary inquiry into coercive control as it considers whether to criminalise behaviour that is frequently a precursor to domestic…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
Ashurst has announced a new action plan calling for the eradication of all forms of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
From judges to the state’s brightest young lawyers, law makers and reformed law breakers: LSJ’s new podcast JustChat brings you conversations with those making and…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
Attorney-General Mark Speakman has committed to pushing forward with amendments to defamation law in NSW, despite other jurisdictions so far dragging their feet on the…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
A new campaign is underway to recruit more lawyers for pro bono work in a court list that keeps Indigenous children out of the care…
By Amy Dale - 3 min read