Northern Territory

Solicitor-General appointed to NT Supreme Court

Solicitor-General Sonia Brownhill has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory,...

25 May 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

NT justice close to ‘overloading’ as bush courts ‘grind to a halt’

With bush courts suspended as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions to remote communities, NT legal groups...

29 April 2020

By Tony Zhang

Attempts to turn NT into cashless card trial site must be abandoned

It would be “irresponsible” and “potentially deadly” for any attempt by the Morrison government to turn the...

27 March 2020

By Tony Zhang

NT legal system ‘source of shame’, to receive updates in 2020

The new president for the Law Council of Australia has pointed to many issues in the legal system, and particularly...

17 February 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Darwin judge appointed deputy chief of NT Local Court

Judge Tanya Fong Lim has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Northern Territory Local Court.

13 December 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

ALS expresses sympathy over another death in custody

Aboriginal Legal Service has offered its condolences for a 20-year-old Indigenous man who died while being escorted...

15 November 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Class action alleging ‘institutional racism’ filed against NT government

Levitt Robinson Solicitors has filed a class against the Northern Territory and Top End Health Service in respect of an...

01 November 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

HRLC rejects cashless debit card trial in the NT

Human rights lawyers are rejecting a new law proposed by the Morrison government that would force a new form of income...

28 October 2019

By Naomi Neilson

How young barristers can get their practices off the ground

For those who choose to go to the bar at an early age, success will require open communication, care for mental health...

19 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

The deadly sins of oral advocates: Part Two

There are numerous mistakes that professionals before the bench can make, but there are also corresponding virtues to...

19 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy