“Rebuilding trust” – New powers for the NSW Building Commissioner
Facing a target of 375.000 new homes to be built in five years, the NSW Government announces new legislation to tackle illegal practices in the…
By Francisco Silva and Sophie Scanlon - 2 min read
Optus outage could lead to class action
After an outage that affected over 10 million people and about 400,000 businesses, Optus is facing a government investigation that can potentially lead to another…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
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…
By Henry Ea - 1 min read
‘A more certain future for thousands of sole practitioners’
A new online form developed by the Law Society of NSW is allowing thousands of the state’s solicitors who run small practices to assure the…
By LSJ Staff - 2 min read
Specialist Indigenous List to help families navigate the family law system
Commencement of a Specialist Indigenous List in Newcastle aims to enhance access to the Courts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants in the region,…
By Henry Ea - 3 min read
NSW Police urged to do more in Closing the Gap
A new report issued by the state’s police accountability body has recommended NSW Police adopt a clearer strategy for addressing Closing the Gap targets, including…
By Amy Dale - 3 min read
Lawyers to provide early intervention in care and protection matters
Families involved in care and protection matters will now be referred to access early legal advice, under a new partnership between the NSW Government and…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let’s talk about truth-telling and impartiality
The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics…
By Denis Muller - 5 min read
Australian lawyers mitigating money laundering risks, new report finds
As the Federal Government considers reforming Australia’s anti-money laundering regime to include the legal profession, a new report has found that practitioners are “proactively working”…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
Legal profession welcomes changes to NSW drug laws
The NSW Government is expanding drug diversion programs for people caught with small quantities of illicit substances to reduce contact with the criminal justice system…
By Keely McDonough - 4 min read