Key criminal law cases of 2024

Criminal defence lawyer and a Director and Principal at J Sutton Associates, Andrew Tiedt, recently hosted a webinar for the Law Society of New South…

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Cybersecurity and space: is Australia keeping up with international standards?

Satellites, ground stations, and space systems all rely upon cyber systems to function and communicate. A whole new industry has opened up to ensure the…

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Efforts to lift First Nations JP numbers grow

A project aimed at raising the number of JPs that identify as Indigenous in NSW has been running for almost a year. The results have…

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‘I felt seen’: more lawyers partnering with social workers and it’s changing lives

A growing number of law firms across Australia are integrating allied professionals like social workers and counsellors into their legal practice, according to new research.

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Minns government dangerously disregards anti-LGBTIQ+ hatred

OPINION: The NSW Government’s new hate crime laws, announced last Thursday, are a slap in the face to communities across NSW. In particular, my own…

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The ban that was until it wasn’t: What’s going on with TikTok in the United States?

Attempts to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok in the United States have been delayed, but a question mark still hangs over its…

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How to super casually drop legal maxims into conversation

Lawyers love to sound smarter than everyone else. By the way “smart” is pronounced “captiosus”in Latin. That’s right, we speak Latin.

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Musical Misinformation

LSJ reveals some of the songs liable for deceiving the general public.

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Relief for corporate lawyers: selling soul found not to be a binding contract

It’s one of the oldest stories in time: the deal with the Devil. Most versions involve people exchanging their soul to gain wealth, youth, knowledge,…

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Avid for scandal: the sporting edition

We all know the infamous legal woes of Novak Djokovic but what about our other favourite athletes?

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