NAIDOC Week: 40th Anniversary of Aboriginal Land Rights Act
Since the inception of the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act in June 1983, more than 160,000 hectares of land has been returned to Aboriginal land…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
The new National Anti-Corruption Commission faces high expectations
Australia’s new National Anti-Corruption Commission is due to begin its operations today. Already there is much talk about who and what it should investigate.
By AJ Brown - 6 min read![[image] hand of perosn shaking hand of robot to show AI and law](https://lsns.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/spec-acc-conf-for-web-380x280.jpg)
Conference keynote speaker to cover the law-AI partnership
An expert in the field of AI and the law is confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Law Society of NSW’s upcoming Specialist Accreditation…
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
Gladys Berejiklian ICAC report: Why won’t she be charged?
Former Premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian will not face criminal prosecution despite the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) finding that she engaged in “serious corrupt…
By Keely McDonough and Floyd Alexander-Hunt - 3 min read
‘Sweeping overhaul’ needed to NSW Police domestic violence response, report finds
The NSW Police Force is planning a sweeping overhaul of the way it manages and investigates domestic and family violence, after a report by the…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read![[image] hoooded figure with computer coding to show data breach](https://lsns.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/data-leak-for-web-380x280.jpg)
HWL Ebsworth data breach: Hackers claim huge data leak
The Russian-linked cybercriminals responsible for the recent attack on national law firm HWL Ebsworth claim to have leaked troves of sensitive information to the dark…
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
King’s Birthday Honours for the NSW legal profession
This year’s King’s Birthday Honours list recognised Law Society of NSW members past and present, across the full spectrum of the legal profession.
By Avril Janks - 3 min read
Thinking on their feet: NSW Golden Gavel 2023
NSW Golden Gavel competitors think on their feet
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
‘Growing crisis’: Record level of Aboriginal people in NSW prisons, new data reveals
The heads of two legal assistance organisations say the NSW Government is failing to take steps to reduce the proportion of Aboriginal people in prison, as…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read
Lawyers must play a role in diversion of young people: Cassandra Banks
The President of the Law Society of NSW is pushing for increased diversion of young people out of the criminal justice system, saying there are…
By Keely McDonough - 3 min read