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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
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One of the world’s first AI legal self-help tools has been recognised by the Australian Web Awards as 2025’s Most Innovative Website. Free, user-friendly website helps people navigate over 300 legal complaint bodies Platform set to expand to include more services and more languages Developers emphasise importance of equal access to AI in legal … Continued
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26 May 2025 More customers ripped off by Toyota Finance through sale of “Add-on” insurance Class Action launched to accompany unfair dealer loans class action Australians who bought cars using Toyota Finance may have paid thousands extra for “junk” insurance which offered them no value and may have been added onto their loan without their … Continued
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Legal Aid NSW senior disaster lawyer Ma’ata Solofoni is available for media interviews about the Mid North Coast floods. She can talk about how: Free legal help is available for Mid North Coast floods victims (through Legal Aid NSW) around issues like insurance rejections, housing, employment and government grants. What people affected by floods should … Continued
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Specialist disaster lawyers are now providing free legal assistance to NSW flood victims to help them deal with multiple issues including disputes with insurance companies. The free legal assistance is delivered by the Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS) operated by Legal Aid NSW. For free legal help, call the DRLS on 1800 801 529 … Continued
