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Indigenous children
Big Law • 30 March 2022 • ByShandel McAuliffeThe Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Family...

The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Family is Culture Review) Bill 2022 is due to go through...

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The Bar • 29 March 2022 • ByLauren CroftA more just legal system requires the courts to be independent and...

A more just legal system requires the courts to be independent and impartial, according to the former NSW chief...

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Cash injections
SME Law • 24 March 2022 • ByLauren CroftCash injections on the horizons for SME firms

Boutiques and SME firms are due to benefit from the 2022-23 budget, as the Morrison government takes “decisive...

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SME Law • 01 March 2022 • ByJerome Doraisamy‘Brazen’ killing of lawyer sees 2 men jailed

Two men will be imprisoned for more than two decades for the murder of a Sydney-based criminal lawyer.

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Honourable Tom Bathurst
Big Law • 01 March 2022 • ByLauren CroftLaw Society farewells Supreme Court Chief Justice

After first announcing his retirement in October last year, the Honourable Tom Bathurst has officially retired from the...

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Big Law • 22 February 2022 • ByLauren CroftFormer Ashurst partner named new Anti-Discrimination Board president

A former partner at BigLaw firm Ashurst has been appointed as the new president of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, in...

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The Bar • 16 February 2022 • ByJerome DoraisamyNew NSW Chief Justice, Court of Appeal president named

Following the news of Chief Justice Tom Bathurst’s retirement, the next Chief Justice of NSW has been named, as well...

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Mark Speakman
Politics • 14 February 2022 • ByLauren CroftVulnerable communities in NSW to receive $52m boost

A Commonwealth funding boost of $52 million over four years has been allocated to further assist vulnerable communities...

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Politics • 10 February 2022 • ByLauren CroftProposed reforms nothing but ‘scrappy vandalism against class...

Firms and legal organisations have welcomed delays in the proposed class action reform, following statements from...

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Joanna van der Plaat
Big Law • 01 February 2022 • ByJerome Doraisamy‘I am keen to promote and raise awareness of rural practice’

The new president of the Law Society of NSW has listed advocacy for regional and rural practitioners as a key priority...

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