New South Wales

Legal service ‘deeply disappointed’ with strip-search consequences

A suite of reports has detailed the excessive and unlawful strip searching of young people but has not recommended...

15 May 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Parliament passes key COVID-19 pandemic reforms

A special sitting of NSW Parliament has passed a second set of laws to equip citizens, businesses and the justice...

14 May 2020

By Tony Zhang

Land and Environment Court commissioner appointed

The former president of the Law Society of NSW has been appointed as commissioner of the state’s Land and...

14 May 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

#auslaw won’t be the same again: A-G Speakman

The business of law and undertaking of legal proceedings could look vastly different in a post-pandemic world, says NSW...

12 May 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Student alleging bribery attempt from LPAB has application rejected

A NSW-based law student who commenced proceedings against the state’s admission board, claiming over $64,000 in...

11 May 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

The law firms who are key players in the Virgin Australia fallout

Following news of the administration of Virgin Australia, a host of law firms are closely working with major...

01 May 2020

By Tony Zhang

SA Law Society launches $1.8m COVID-19 relief package

Practitioners in the Festival State are set to receive discounts and rebates on membership fees, CPD events and admin...

30 April 2020

By Naomi Neilson

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

New revolution for lawyers as wills go virtual

With wills being in high demand due to the sudden surge from COVID-19, new laws passed by state governments are set to...

24 April 2020

By Tony Zhang

Video tech now allowed for witnessing docs in NSW

A new temporary regulation made by NSW Governor Margaret Beazley allows for videoconferencing technology to be used in...

23 April 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy