NSW lawyers are calling for an immediate reform to police strip searching laws as it is revealed there has been an almost twentyfold increase in searches in the last 12 years.
The Law Council of Australia has welcomed a new review into encryption legislation, which it says will play a vital role in ensuring public trust.
The Regional law society in the NSW Central Coast has donated to one of the region’s domestic violence programs to tackle the increase in women fleeing violence.
One-quarter of a million dollars has been invested into designing and building a chatbot to help vulnerable people solve common legal problems in New South Wales, the state’s Attorney-General has announced.
Two Melbourne-headquartered law firms will become one next month, after a decision was reached to merge their offerings as part of continued growth plans.
By a majority vote of two to one, the Court of Appeal in Victoria dismissed Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction for child sex offences. Here’s why.
This year’s Women in Law Awards will feature two new categories: Company Secretary of the Year and Indigenous Lawyer of the Year.
The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state, which has been labelled “an insult” and shows a “lack of respect” for women.
A NSW lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional misconduct due to the dishonest misappropriation of funds and failure to supply and maintain trust records.
A former Queensland-based magistrate has been recommended for removal from the roll in the Sunshine State following his conviction in 2017 for 18 child sex offences.
