World’s defamation capital no more? NSW passes reforms
Long-awaited amendments to the Defamation Act 2005 have passed in NSW.
By Kate Allman - 3 min read
Security boost for the Downing Centre
With high-tech body scanners, airport level X-ray machines and a fast-track lane for lawyers, the upgrade to the security system of NSW’s busiest courthouse is…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
A beacon in the darkest moments: Law Society launches landmark wellbeing program
Solicitors struggling with their mental health will be able to access three free counselling sessions a year with a psychologist as part of a new…
By Amy Dale - 4 min read
Sweeping reforms to Legal Aid processes
Legal Aid NSW has announced changes to the way it engages with the private legal profession in what CEO Brendan Thomas describes as a major…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
Contingency plan to assist sole principals
The Law Society’s Professional Standards Department has launched a new resource designed to help sole principals nominate a Personal Representative and Alternate Manager in the…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read
COVID-19 can’t stop the laughs as Golden Gavel winner crowned
NSW Supreme Court Justice Lucy McCallum announces the winner and People’s Choice recipient of the 2020 NSW Golden Gavel Competition.
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 3 min read
Former Law Society President named Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court
Former Law Society of NSW President Elizabeth Espinosa has been appointed a commissioner of the state’s Land and Environment Court.
By LSJ Team - 1 min read
Student mooters doing fine online
The world’s largest international law moot was forced to make a rapid pivot into online courtrooms in April, as the COVID-19 pandemic made travel by…
By LSJ Team - 2 min read