Legal News Sydney

Within our society, we rely on the police to maintain public order and safety, to enforce the law and to prevent, detect and investigate criminal activities. We trust the police to carry...

Christmas is a happy time where families and friends can get together and enjoy each other’s company whilst sharing hearty meals and exchanging gifts. However, for families where parents have separated, Christmas...

The ‘traditional’ or ‘nuclear’ family unit, comprising of mother, father and biological children, is no longer the only way we think and define families. Rather, the concept of family has developed to...

Under the current Tasmanian law, laws prohibit survivors from being named in the media, regardless of whether they give their consent. In 2012, a Tasmanian newspaper breached this law and received a...

Pets are an integral part of a family, and increasingly have become a major issue subsequent to a family separation. Not only can a family separation cause emotional stress for either partner,...

“We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity”. These are the powerful words of protesters in downtown...

Unfair dismissal is when an employee is dismissed from their job by their employer in one of the following ways; Harsh – dismissing the employee was too severe a consequence for what...

Violetta Hanson, a service carer in Western Sydney, has been arrested this week for stealing almost $40,000 worth of cash and jewellery from her patients. In an attempt to offload the stolen...

If both parties have reached an agreement in relation to parenting and/or property, Consent Orders can be entered into. Benefits of formalising an agreement by way of Consent Orders are: - Consent...