Why peer support matters for healthy lawyers
In new research, lawyers have described assistance from peers and supervisors as more important to their wellbeing than access to employee assistance programs.
‘Neither necessary nor effective’: post and boast laws under fire
Laws introduced in New South Wales to combat performance crime have been criticised, as three quarters of charges involve a young Aboriginal male.
Criminal law: May 2026
The latest NSWCCA decisions consider limits on prosecutorial cross‑examination and sentencing procedures formerly described as suspended sentences.
Ideology and terrorism: report considers definitions
The Independent National Security Legislation Monitor is currently working on a report to the Attorney General regarding what constitutes an “ideology” for the purposes of…
NSW father and former US Marine pilot fails in appeal to halt extradition to US
Australian citizen and former US Marine Corps pilot, Daniel Edmund Duggan, has failed in a Federal Court bid to halt his extradition to the US…
Criminal law: April 2026
Must judges still rank seriousness on a notional scale? How should moral culpability be assessed? And what must be explained when these questions are raised?
Criminal law: March 2026
When do facts undermine jurisdiction? And when does a plea deliver more than mere utility? These decisions give practitioners clearer guardrails on both fronts.
‘I’m a troublemaker’: how Andrew Tiedt stopped worrying and learned how to love networking
Famous for his posts on LinkedIn, Andrew Tiedt talked about the importance of networking and what lawyers can do to overcome the fear of mingling…
Criminal law: February 2026
Recent judgments address ambiguities in proving ‘immediately before or after’ harm and correct misconceptions about how totality applies to fine‑based sentences.
Understanding the federal government’s proposed hate speech laws
The impact on free speech of a proposed suite of Commonwealth legislative amendments to combat antisemitism, hate and extremism, is being widely debated.
Why you should consider working in regional NSW
Having recently returned from 12 months in Dubbo, in my view, regional living will give new solicitors the opportunity to not only accelerate their careers,…