New South Wales

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions appointed as Supreme Court judge

One of Australia’s leading criminal prosecutors, who currently serves as the director for CDPP, is set to be a judge...

05 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dawson verdict a ‘powerful moment in Australian legal history’

The judgment in the trial of Chris Dawson, which came about in the wake of The Teacher’s Pet podcast, offers key...

01 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Access to digital records after death or incapacity to be reformed

Following the most recent meeting of attorneys-general in Melbourne, a national scheme led by the NSW government will...

22 August 2022

By Jasmine Siljic

Supreme Court challenge to use of solitary confinement in NSW youth justice centres filed

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has filed a test case in the Supreme Court challenging the use of...

17 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Public display of Nazi symbols banned in NSW

A new law has passed in Parliament making it a criminal offence to knowingly display a Nazi symbol in public without...

15 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

NSW COVID-19 fines for kids could breach international law

The NSW government has decided not to replace COVID-19 fines, issued to about 3,000 children, with cautions, and has...

10 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Interoperability model still ‘too costly’, says PEXA

The property exchange giant has agreed that more competition is needed in the electronic conveyancing space, but warned...

08 August 2022

By Annie Kane

NSW A-G announces new CEO of NSW Trustee and Guardian

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has announced the appointment of Caroline Cuddihy as the new chief executive officer...

29 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Regional retention, gender equality remain key issues in NSW

Law Society of NSW president Joanne van der Plaat has promoted the need for regional, rural, and remote legal career...

25 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Strip search class action filed against state of NSW

Slater and Gordon and Redfern Legal Centre have filed proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against the state on...

22 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy