Legal News Sydney

August 21, 2024
Federal Court of Australia fines Secure Parking $10.95m for contravening Consumer Law

In an action brought forth by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Secure Parking has been fined almost $11 million for engaging in misleading conduct and making false representations to its...

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August 16, 2024
Those Under 18 Years Old and Two Wheeler Vehicles in Australia

The rules around riding a bike can be quite complicated. For starters, there are strict laws in place for pillions(passengers of a motorcycle/ motor scooter). The passenger of a motor bike/ scooter...

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July 29, 2024
Former NSW Premier Loses Appeal of ICAC’s Corruption Findings

Former Premier of NSW and member for Willoughby, Gladys Berejiklian, has lost her appeal to overturn the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (ICAC) findings that she engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ alongside former...

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July 12, 2024
Where do the Children Lie in All of This?

Children born or raised from separated households still have the ability to flourish and be cared for just as well as families without separated parents. The steps to this resolution, however, involve...

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July 3, 2024
Police Arrest 14-year-old Suspected Of Stabbing A Student At USYD

Australian police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after a stabbing at the University of Sydney on Tuesday morning, which triggered a lockdown of the university buildings.  Emergency crews treated a 22-year-old man,...

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June 26, 2024
Assange Returns a Free Man 

Julian Assange is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist whose decade-long legal saga began with the development of WikiLeaks- a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents, which has published classified...

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June 13, 2024
Steps to Prepare for End of Financial Year

The end of the financial year (EOFY) is an important time for your business. You'll need to complete bookkeeping, tax returns and plan for the new financial year. This is a time...

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May 31, 2024
Open Justice and Court Etiquette

Anyone is able to view proceedings within the majority of NSW Courtrooms through a principle known as ‘open justice’. The principle is said to be essential to the administration of fair and...

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May 13, 2024
New Changes to Family Law Commencing 6 May 2024

The Family Law Act of 2023 and Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 were both passed by the Australian Parliament on 19 October 2023. These include a variety of changes in...

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