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Major class actions launched against Queensland government over First Nations reunification failure

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First Nations children and parents have launched landmark class actions against the Queensland government for their systemic failure to reunite families removed under child protection laws.   The cases allege Queensland’s Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services breached the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and failed to follow the Child Placement Principle in … Continued

Report released on inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Australia

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The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has today published its report on its inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Australia. The report makes six recommendations, including that the Commonwealth Government ensure that its policies and legislation on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continued

Court orders $730k in fines for Luddenham waste crimes

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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has successfully prosecuted a company and two individuals in the Land and Environment Court, fining them more than $730,000 in total for the unlawful disposal of waste and supply of false or misleading information about that waste. The EPA brought nine charges against Ghossayn Group Pty Ltd and its … Continued

New tools for lawyers to help clients with trauma and mental ill-health

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A new toolkit will build skills in lawyers to support clients with trauma and mental ill-health with consultations finding many seeking free legal help found the system re-traumatising. The Trauma Informed Organisational Toolkit will be launched by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, at Parliament House in Canberra on 16 November.  It … Continued

New tools for lawyers to help clients with trauma and mental ill-health

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A new toolkit will build skills in lawyers to support their clients in a trauma informed way with consultations across Australia finding trauma was prevalent among those seeking free legal help, with many finding the legal system re-traumatising. The Trauma Informed Organisational Toolkit will be launched by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC … Continued

A more certain future for thousands of sole practitioners

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Tuesday, 14 November 2023 A more certain future for thousands of sole practitioners EMBARGO: 0001 Tuesday, 14 November 2023  A new online form developed by the Law Society of NSW is allowing thousands of the state’s solicitors who run small practices to assure the future of their businesses should they be suddenly unavailable. President of … Continued

CLIMATE SCIENCE EXPERTS STEP FORWARD AS LANDMARK CASE COMES TO MELBOURNE

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Following extraordinary On Country hearings in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait) in June, further hearings for the landmark Australian Climate Case resumed on 8 November at the Australian Federal Court in Naarm (Melbourne) running until 27 November, with a focus on hearing from climate science experts. This crucial next phase in the landmark case will see … Continued

The Council of the Law Society of NSW v Matthew James Laba

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Monday, 6 November 2023 Statement Cassandra Banks President of the Law Society of NSW The Council of the Law Society of NSW v Matthew James Laba In the Downing Centre Local Court today, Mr Matthew Laba entered pleas of guilty to six offences relating to unqualified legal practice under Part 2.1 of the Legal Profession … Continued

Proposed ban on greenwashing claims denies justice to parents trying to protect kids from climate harms

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November 3, 2023   Parents for Climate strongly opposes the proposed three-year ban by the federal government on litigation over misleading climate claims.   Representing more than 17,000 supporters, Parents for Climate filed a claim against EnergyAustralia in August for false or misleading advertising, saying the company’s GoNeutral product misled consumers into thinking it had … Continued