A new roadmap calls for animals to be recognised in law as victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, arguing that a system which treats pets…
By Henry Ea - 3 min read
Former barrister Richard Scruby SC appointed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
By Francisco Silva - 1 min read
A joint effort involving the state and federal governments, as well as the Inner City Legal Centre, has secured four years of funding for a…
By Francisco Silva - 2 min read
Solicitors struggling with their mental health will be able to access three free counselling sessions a year with a psychologist as part of a new…
By Amy Dale - 4 min read
Legal Aid NSW has announced changes to the way it engages with the private legal profession in what CEO Brendan Thomas describes as a major…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
The Law Society’s Professional Standards Department has launched a new resource designed to help sole principals nominate a Personal Representative and Alternate Manager in the…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
NSW Supreme Court Justice Lucy McCallum announces the winner and People’s Choice recipient of the 2020 NSW Golden Gavel Competition.
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 3 min read
Former Law Society of NSW President Elizabeth Espinosa has been appointed a commissioner of the state’s Land and Environment Court.
By LSJ Team - 1 min read
The world’s largest international law moot was forced to make a rapid pivot into online courtrooms in April, as the COVID-19 pandemic made travel by…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
As office spaces have been forced shut by COVID-19, many law firms have shifted the bulk of their legal work online in the space of…
By Kate Allman - 4 min read
After a two-month hiatus due to COVID-19, jury trials will resume in NSW with strict new hygiene measures for anyone attending court.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
Reports concluded that police training in the LEPRA was seriously inept.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read