New South Wales

District Court judge elevated to NSW Supreme Court

Judge Andrew Coleman SC, who was appointed to the NSW District Court three years ago, is set to join the state’s...

16 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Electoral processes must be safeguarded, says NSW Law Society

Ahead of this weekend’s local elections in NSW, the president of the Law Society of NSW has urged the state...

11 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

NSW moves to reform protections for FV, DV victim-survivors

The NSW Labor government has unveiled a series of reforms aimed at providing enhanced protection for victim-survivors...

04 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

‘Critical role’ of jurors stressed in Local Court ruling

A recent Local Court decision in NSW has reminded employers of their obligations to staff members who are summoned for...

02 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney firm rebrands as HFK Lawyers with partners, lawyers from Rostron Carlyle Rojas

A firm founded in the 1960s, which was acquired by Rostron Carlyle Rojas Lawyers a decade ago, has split off from RCR,...

29 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Roberts Crosbie Mortensen names new special counsel

NSW-based firm Roberts Crosbie Mortensen Lawyers has promoted a commercial litigation lawyer to special counsel.

28 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Coutts adds special counsel for criminal law division

Award-winning NSW-based firm Coutts Lawyers and Conveyancers has added a special counsel to the ranks of its criminal...

14 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney silk named as judge of appeal for NSW Supreme Court

Richard McHugh SC has joined the bench, having been appointed as a judge of appeal of the Supreme Court of NSW,...

12 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney-based silk appointed to NSW District Court

Barrister John Catsanos SC has been appointed a judge of the District Court of NSW.

07 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Finding and maintaining friendships as a lawyer

In the competitive world of legal practice, fostering friendships among peers may seem, to some, counterintuitive to...

05 August 2024

By Grace Robbie