Family matters: 50 years of the Family Law Act
One of the most important pieces of legislation under the Whitlam government, it came at a time of great change in the legal and political…
Animal cruelty and coercive control
Kathryn Jurd, General Counsel at RSPCA NSW, recently spoke at an event held by the NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law and Criminal Law Sub-Committees on…
Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024: Coercive control as a criminal offence
Carolina Soto, barrister, will be presenting a session on coercive control as a criminal offence on day one of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.
Queensland becomes second state to criminalise coercive control
Queensland has become only the second state in Australia, after New South Wales, to criminalise coercive control.
Advising clients charged under the new coercive control legislation
Criminalisation of coercive control takes offending beyond the narrow scope of violence linked to physical acts alone.
Understanding coercive control: Recent Family Law jurisprudence
Reforms criminalising coercive control are expected to commence mid-2024.
New study reveals prevalence of coercive control in NSW as domestic violence assaults rise
An artificial intelligence tool used by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) to analyse more than half a million police domestic violence…
NSW passes landmark coercive control reform
The NSW Government’s landmark coercive control bill has overcome its final hurdle, passing Parliament after two-and-a-half years of “unprecedented” community consultation and inquiry.
‘The difference between life and death’: Government moves on coercive control
NSW is on track to become the first Australian state or territory to outlaw coercive control, with Attorney General Mark Speakman pushing for the swift…
Law Society joins calls to criminalise coercive control
The Law Society has joined leading legal and family violence organisations in calling for the criminalisation of coercive control in NSW.