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Monash Expert: The legal case for US involvement in Iran The US shocked the world on Sunday when they attacked three nuclear sites inside Iran. Questions have been raised about the legality of these strikes, and whether they breached international law. Available to comment: Dr Monique Cormier, Senior Lecturer in the … Continued
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On the tenth anniversary of Legal Aid NSW’s Domestic Violence Unit, we are sounding a warning about rising levels of domestic abuse involving digital tools and other technology. It comes as new figures show record numbers of women across NSW are seeking help from this specialist unit, with almost 8,000 women reaching out for help … Continued
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Hundreds of people are seeking legal advice following widespread flooding on the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Coast regions. Lawyers from the Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS), together with lawyers from Community Legal Centres, have been attending Recovery Centres established by the NSW Reconstruction Authority in flood-hit regions to … Continued
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Sydney, June 10, 2025 – With a career defined by high-impact legal leadership across Australia’s automotive landscape, Eric Louca has joined Baybridge Lawyers as Partner | Commercial (Automotive) in the firm’s Commercial Team. Few lawyers in the country understand the automotive sector as deeply as Eric. Over the past 18 years, he has specialised at the intersection of … Continued
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Who Gets the Dog? What Major New Law Changes Mean for Separating Couples – a Lawyer Explains As of this week, separating Australian couples will need to navigate a very different legal landscape – including how the courts now decide who keeps the pets. A suite of major reforms to the Family Law Act … Continued
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A child abuse survivor has successfully sued his former lawyers, Waller Legal Pty Ltd, after the Supreme Court found the firm was negligent in failing to give him proper legal advice. The survivor was abused by two religious brothers with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart when he was a student at Monivae College in Hamilton … Continued
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Experts say bringing ideological arguments into a legal dispute often backfires — and can make things much harder to resolve. COVID-19 wasn’t the only phenomenon that took hold in Australia during the pandemic: the US-based ‘Sovereign Citizen’ (SovCit) ideology also gained traction, offering solace to some people during a time of social isolation and heightened … Continued
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Monday, 9 June 2025 Honours recognise crucial role of the law The King’s Birthday Honours List has reinforced the central role the law plays in Australia’s national life with the awarding of Orders of Australia to several prominent legal figures. President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball congratulated all recipients and said the … Continued
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Monday, 2 June 2025 Statement – President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball Workers compensation reforms The Law Society of NSW has today written to Members of the Opposition and the Greens NSW in the Legislative Council in anticipation of that chamber’s consideration of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. We agree … Continued
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Monday, 2 June 2025 Positive justice investments can help community safety Funding commitments announced today to upgrade Australia’s busiest court precinct, will provide a welcome boost to increasing efficiency in the state’s justice system. President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball commended state government for the $34.5 million investment in ‘at least … Continued
