NSW court program reduces reoffending and imprisonment rates by 21%

A 12-week court program in NSW has been shown to reduce the likelihood of offenders experiencing alcohol and...

26 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Local Court appoints 11 new magistrates in ‘regeneration of the judicial talent’

Eleven new full-time magistrates are set to join the Local Court of NSW, which the Attorney-General has said is one of...

13 December 2024

By Lauren Croft

NSW magistrates to be referred to as judges

Magistrates in the NSW Local Court will soon be referred to as judges to acknowledge their “vital role” within the...

25 November 2024

By Grace Robbie

New Chief Magistrate of NSW Local Court named

Major changes have been made in NSW’s courts, including the appointment of a new Chief Magistrate of the Local...

20 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

NSW solicitor banned from practising for perverting course of justice

A solicitor from a small mining town in NSW had his practising certificate cancelled for perverting the course of...

18 December 2023

By Naomi Neilson

3 new magistrates named for NSW Local Court

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has appointed three new magistrates for the Local Court in the nation’s most...

08 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney firm owed $35k for former client’s ‘abuse of process’

A Sydney law firm challenged a former client and a Local Court judge’s orders to recover more than $35,000 in legal...

20 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Judge blocks ‘draconian’ appeal, orders firm to pay barrister costs

An appeal claim that would have resulted in a “draconian outcome” has been dismissed by the NSW Supreme Court, with...

14 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

NSW Local Court sees 3 new magistrates

Three magistrates with over 70 years of combined experienced have been appointed to the Local Court of

31 October 2022

By Emma Musgrave

NSW Local Court appoints 3 new magistrates

Three new magistrates have been appointed to the Local Court of NSW bringing with them almost 90 years’ worth of...

07 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW Local Court, District Court welcome new magistrates

Attorney-General Mark Speakman has announced that three magistrates and two deputy chief magistrates would join the...

20 December 2021

By Naomi Neilson

NSW Local Court names new president

A new Chief Magistrate has been appointed as president of NSW’s Local Court following the retirement of outgoing...

01 September 2021

By Naomi Neilson

4 new magistrates appointed in NSW

A quartet of new magistrates has been appointed to the Local Court of NSW, bringing with them over 80 years of legal...

24 May 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

5 magistrates take to NSW Local Court

The NSW Local Court has gained some new magistrates as the focus continues on achieving greater gender...

05 February 2021

By Emma Musgrave