New South Wales

Bakers bolsters Sydney practice

Baker McKenzie has expanded its Sydney scope with the hiring of two additional

09 September 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Tributes flow for NSW’s first female judge

The legal profession of NSW has paid its respects to the Honourable Jane Mathews AO, who passed away over the...

04 September 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Unlawful termination claim against HWL Ebsworth partnership dismissed

A former consultant to HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, who alleged the national firm unlawfully dismissed him because of his...

03 September 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Important constitutional test case’ looms for NSW coal mine

A Gomeroi woman has filed proceedings in the Federal Court challenging a decision not to protect areas of...

29 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bipartisanship needed to address prison numbers, says former NSW A-G

The number of people imprisoned, both in NSW and across the country, will continue to rise unless there is a bipartisan...

26 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers protest ‘extraordinary’ increase in police strip searches

NSW lawyers are calling for an immediate reform to police strip searching laws as it is revealed there has been an...

23 August 2019

By Naomi Neilson

Central Coast Law Society donates to help domestic violence victims

The Regional law society in the NSW Central Coast has donated to one of the region’s domestic violence programs to...

23 August 2019

By Naomi Neilson

NSW to introduce chatbots to help solve legal queries

One-quarter of a million dollars has been invested into designing and building a chatbot to help vulnerable people...

23 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lawyers respond angrily to delay on abortion decriminalisation vote

The Berejiklian government in New South Wales has postponed a vote to decriminalise abortion in the premier state,...

22 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

How family tragedy gave one lawyer perspective on the justice system

Four years ago, Amani Haydar’s mother was murdered by her father at their family home. The aftermath of that horrific...

20 August 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy