Can unbundled legal services rescue family law disputes?

In a jurisdiction awash in self-represented litigants, this different approach to legal practice might be key to enhancing access to justice.

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Family law: March 2025

Decisions addressing the definition of family violence, variation of parental orders, de facto property adjustment and subpoena objections. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Family law: February 2025

Decisions addressing de facto relationship length, application of recent amendments and determining property value. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Family law: December 2024

Cases discussing the Stanford and Harman precedents, AI use in litigation, and consent orders with mentally disabled people. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Family law: November 2024

Cases discussing discrete hearings, what constitutes a de facto relationship, and financial agreements before marriage. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Family law: October 2024

Cases on reasonable supervision orders, what makes an outcome better than a settlement and the Harman obligation. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Family law: September 2024

Third-party disclosure, delay exceptions, child support assessments and confidential material in family violence defences. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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Supreme Court Practice Note and NSWCA clarifies assumptions in wills and estates law

Wills and estates practitioners have new rules and precedent to follow with a new Supreme Court Practice Note and an influential decision in Alexakis.

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Family law: August 2024

Appeals for procedural orders, apprehended bias, ICL orders and section 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.

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.