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Know your rights with the free Legal Aid NSW seniors diary

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  Seniors looking for help with legal problems will be able to find it from Legal Aid NSW’s free 2026 Legal topics for seniors diary.  The much-anticipated resource includes useful tips and practical information about a range of issues that can be commonly faced by seniors including scams, disputes with neighbours, elder abuse and retirement villages and aged care.   The diary also includes important information on family and separation, driving … Continued

Know your rights with the free Legal Aid NSW seniors diary

By API User

  Seniors looking for help with legal problems will be able to find it from Legal Aid NSW’s free 2026 Legal topics for seniors diary.  The much-anticipated resource includes useful tips and practical information about a range of issues that can be commonly faced by seniors including scams, disputes with neighbours, elder abuse and retirement villages and aged care.   The diary also includes important information on family and separation, driving … Continued

Tireless advocate for children honoured

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Friday, 28 November 2025 Tireless advocate for children honoured A children’s lawyer based in the state’s Central-West, who took her campaign for social media reform to the world stage, has been awarded the Law Society of NSW’s highest honour, the President’s Medal. President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball praised Emma Mason’s determination … Continued

National Legal Aid calls for urgent funding review amid lawyer shortage

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National Legal Aid (NLA), representing Legal Aids across Australia, is urging Attorneys-General to review legal aid fees paid to private lawyers in response to a lawyer shortage. The Standing Council of Attorneys General (SCAG) meets in Brisbane this week NLA is calling on the Attorneys-General to support a review of fees to private lawyers, who … Continued

Lawyers a bulwark for the vulnerable in flawed system

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Friday, 7 November 2025 Lawyers a bulwark for the vulnerable in flawed system   Solicitors provide often indispensable support to injured workers as they attempt to navigate a complex and flawed compensation system. President of the Law Society of NSW Jennifer Ball said the targeting of lawyers in the debate over the NSW workers compensation … Continued

New inquiry into the National Redress Scheme

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The Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme has launched an inquiry into the continuing operation of the Scheme and invites submissions to guide its findings. With the Scheme scheduled to conclude on 30 June 2028, the inquiry will primarily examine the outstanding case management load, the availability and effectiveness of support services … Continued

Further win in Slater and Gordon Strip Search Class Action in NSW Supreme Court: State backs down on proposal for thousands of trials

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  In the NSW Supreme Court last Friday, the State of NSW proposed orders which could have resulted in up to 10,000 potential members of the class action being required to run their own individual proceedings.   Slater and Gordon Senior Associate, Class Actions, William Zerno said:   “It is extraordinary that after losing the … Continued

Union Demands Urgent Action After Another Vicious Prison Assault

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The Public Service Association (PSA), representing South Australian Correctional Officers, has condemned yet another violent assault in one of the state’s prisons – this time at Yatala Labour Prison – saying chronic under-resourcing, dangerously low pay, and collapsing morale have left the system at breaking point. At around 11am this morning, a brutal attack occurred … Continued