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NewLaw 19 June 2024 ByGrace RobbieCommunity funding welcome but courts need more, says NSW Law Society

While the 2024–25 NSW budget bolsters state justice system resources and offers support to vulnerable individuals...

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Big Law 15 May 2024 ByGrace Robbie‘Rushed knife laws will harm Aboriginal people,’ argues ALS

NSW’s peak Indigenous legal service has criticised the new knife laws announced by the Minns government. It argues...

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Big Law 20 March 2024 ByGrace RobbieTwo open letters have been penned to NSW Premier Chris Minns following...

Two open letters have been penned to NSW Premier Chris Minns following the Labor government’s proposed reforms to bail...

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Big Law 14 March 2024 ByGrace RobbieUNSW pioneers new domestic violence framework

The government has assigned UNSW a project to create a new framework that will unify how organisations understand...

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Big Law 13 March 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyNSW government advised on new $58m campus for the University of...

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised the state government of NSW on the new $58 million campus in Gosford...

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Big Law 04 November 2022 ByJess FeyderResponse to Coroners Court inquiry ‘extremely disappointing’, say...

Several legal organisations have expressed disappointment in the response by the NSW government...

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Big Law 20 October 2022 ByJess Feyder NSW government threatens transport union with legal action

NSW Transport Minister David Elliott has threatened to take legal action against the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU)...

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Big Law 19 October 2022 ByLauren CroftKnitting Nannas launch challenge over NSW anti-protest laws

Two climate-impacted “Knitting Nannas” have launched a constitutional challenge to the new anti-protest laws in NSW,...

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Big Law 27 September 2022 ByLauren CroftWestConnex project target of class action

The $16 billion WestConnex project is being investigated for a possible class action, after allegedly damaging tens of...

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The Bar 06 June 2022 ByAdrian SuljanovicPressure on NSW government to do more about Ice Inquiry

The Law Society of NSW are pushing for the NSW government to initiate the recommendations of the Ice Inquiry and employ...

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