High Court decision in ASF17: What’s next?
The High Court has handed down its highly anticipated decision in ASF17 v Commonwealth of Australia. The capacity of an individual to cooperate with their…
NSW Government unveils response to ice inquiry
The NSW Government has finally issued its response to a landmark report on ice addiction more than two years since it was handed down, and…
What the National Day of Mourning means for NSW courts
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced 22 September will be recognised as a public holiday across the country. Here…
Legal leaders in ‘disbelief’ over NSW Government’s inaction on ice inquiry
The heads of the legal profession’s peak organisations have revealed their frustration at the NSW Government’s failure to implement urgent law reform in response to…
Raising the age of criminal responsibility is only a first step
First Nations kids need cultural solutions. In some Australian states, children can legally be detained from the age of ten years old. This has led…
Judge Dina Yehia sworn into NSW Supreme Court
Solicitor, barrister, District Court Judge, and now a Supreme Court Justice; Her Honour Dina Yehia took her place on the bench in front of a…
A profile of the NSW legal profession in 2022
A recent data snapshot of the NSW legal landscape reveals a thriving, growing profession. One that is trying to achieve greater cultural diversity from the…
A ‘culturally diverse’ NSW Supreme Court: New judges appointed to the bench
Two new judges will be sworn into the Supreme Court of NSW next month, adding more culturally diverse practitioners to the bench and ensuring the…
Tough new bail laws ‘rushed’ through NSW parliament
“Swift and decisive” new bail laws have passed NSW parliament in a “national first”’ move by the government to strengthen its already tough legislation, but…
‘A dark day’: Julian Assange faces extradition to the US
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US where he is wanted for leaking classified…