A change in adoption practice: the appointment of lawyers for children
Until recently, children have rarely been represented in adoption proceedings. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of NSW reissued a practice note which places a greater…
Groundswell of support for more courtrooms in Parramatta
As the demographic heart of Sydney, Parramatta is the focus of a renewed push by local businesses, council and law firms to expand the area’s…
New Chief Judge at Common Law appointed to NSW Supreme Court
Justice Ian Harrison, one of Australia’s most experienced judiciary members, was appointed a Judge of Appeal and Chief Judge at Common Law to the NSW…
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…
Total and permanent disability claims: NSWSC confirms insurers’ responsibilities
Supreme Court considers insurers’ duties to act reasonably and with utmost good faith as well as the bases for court intervention. By JEREMY HARRISON.
Supreme Court green lights concurrent class actions
Australian courts have broad powers to make orders to manage cases of multiple representative proceedings, or class actions, brought against the same defendant(s) if it…
Changes to Supreme Court bail procedures
Legal practitioners are required to sign a Notice of Readiness to Proceed and provide undertakings that certain steps have been taken to ensure that the…
Defying lawyerly instinct: helping the other side
The Supreme Court of NSW recently released a guide to assist unrepresented civil litigants, entitled Representing Yourself in Civil Proceedings in the Supreme Court of New…