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Access to justice, a post-election priority
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This time next week, we will likely know the makeup of the next Federal Parliament and who will form the next Australian Government. Whoever occupies the Treasury benches will be armed with the Law Council of Australia’s (LCA) Call to Parties 2025; a document that provides a clear set of priorities to strengthen the nation’s justice system. Continue reading >
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Practising Certificate and Membership Renewals are open
Online lodgement for 2025-26 practising certificate and membership renewals are now open. Any questions? We are here to help. Contact the Law Society Registry on (02) 9926 0333 or by email at registry@lawsociety.com.au.
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Call for nominations: Terry Keaney Award and The Bondie Award
The Terry Keaney Award Committee is calling for nominations for the Terry Keaney Award and a new award: The Bondie Award.
For information on the criteria and to nominate please see the links below. Submission close at 5pm on 5 May 2025.
The Terry Keaney Award criteria and nominations form can be found here. The Bondie Award criteria and nominations form can be found here.
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Ceremonial sitting to welcome his Honour Judge Mark Cleary to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
The sitting will take place this Wednesday, 30 April from 10:30am in Courtroom 12, Level 3, Garfield Barwick Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 1-3 George Street, Parramatta. Please click here to register your attendance. If you are unable to attend the sitting in person and would like to observe online, the ceremonial sitting will be livestreamed here .
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Just Chat Podcast – Justine Zhou
Justine Zhou is Special Counsel at Speirs Ryan, with expertise across corporate, cyber and property law, and success in several legal awards. She talks with LSJ about her career experiences, beginning with an internship in Singapore, and how to turn crisis into opportunity. Click here to listen.
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Wollongong & District regional visit
Friday 2 May 2025
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Advanced communication skills: Mandatory Rule 6.1 – live webinar
Thursday 8 May 2025
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Confidence in the courtroom - Criminal Law – in-person workshop
Saturday 24 May 2025
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Next-level lawyering: Mandatory rule 6.1 – live webinar
Thursday 12 June 2025
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April Service Directory
The LSJ Online Service Directory for April remains available. Here you will find advertisements for agency and referrals, practices for sale and purchase and much more, plus all missing wills' notices Read more.
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Advocacy in action at the Law Society NSW: the future of legally aided work
The sustainability of the legal aid sector has been under sharp focus recently following the publication of the National Legal Aid Census of Private Practitioners. The Census revealed a significant number of practitioners indicated they may not provide legally aided services next year, due to increasing difficulties in undertaking this work. While the Law Society welcomes a recent uplift of Commonwealth funding for the legal assistance sector, we are currently advocating to Government on the urgency of increasing funding for private practitioners who carry out legally aided work, given over 70 per cent of legal aid services are delivered by private practitioners. With a third of respondents to the Census based in NSW, such an exodus of practitioners would significantly limit access to justice in our state.
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Industrial Relations Commission Amendment Rules 2005 (NSW)
The Industrial Relations Commission Amendment Rules 2005 (NSW) commenced on 7 April 2025, available online here. The amendments aim to facilitate the appointment of legal practitioners or agents; ensure there are written and signed case statements; and provide clear procedures for criminal appeals to the Full Bench.
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New ATO factsheet - foreign resident capital gains withholding (FRCGW)
The ATO has developed a new fact sheet for clients about FRCGW. The fact sheet is available here.
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Bail applications involving Mudgee Private Rehabilitation Centre
The Department of Communities and Justice has advised that on 19 March 2025, Mid-Western Regional Council refused a development application from Mudgee Private Rehabilitation Centre seeking authorisation to operate as a residential rehabilitation facility. The premises used by Mudgee Private Rehabilitation Centre may only be used as a residential dwelling. See here for NSW Health funded alcohol and other drug withdrawal management and residential rehabilitation facilities.
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TRUSTS
No honour among trustees but what remedies are available?
By Matthew Whittle, Matthew McCarthy and Harrison Main >
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RISK
Some lesser-known jurisdictional quirks
By Stephanie Barclay and Natalie Sullivan >
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