Demand for South West Sydney Justice Precinct soars
The South West Sydney Alliance, with support from local businesses and the Law Society of NSW, has renewed calls for a long-overdue South West Sydney…
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…
Why is lettuce so expensive? Costs have shot up, and won’t return to where they were
Lettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more usual $2.80.
Newly admitted solicitors welcomed to the profession at gala event
Excitement, optimism and interaction. The atmosphere was palpable as hundreds of early career lawyers, admitted to practice during 2020-21, were suitably welcomed to the profession…
‘Criminal laws are not a political football’: Legal profession responds to unexplained wealth order controversy
The NSW legal profession has responded to recent calls for the government to push through new laws targeting the unexplained wealth of underworld identifies, asserting…
Former Law Society President appointed Local Court magistrate
Former President of the Law Society of NSW Pauline Wright will be sworn in as magistrate to the Local Court this month, as part of…