courts

• Proposed SA sentencing laws for sex offences will result in injustice

  24th Jan 2024

  The South Australian government’s draconian new laws on sentencing for sex offences, developed without consultation with the legal community, will result in injustice, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

• NSW Coroner’s Court needs restructure and more resourcing to reduce delays

  29th Sep 2021

  The NSW Coroner’s Court needs to be restructured and better resourced to reduce the current extensive delays, allow it to better examine systemic issues and ensure its recommendations are acted on, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• Swapping silks for trackies

  7th May 2020

  While there may be some of you who won't agree, for many lawyers running their own practices, working from home may well be better than planning and taking a holiday. In this engaging article, it is clear that Tom Percy QC is relishing working from home during the COVID-19 shutdown and has enthusiastically embraced the new ways of engaging with courts and clients. 

• COVID-19: Changes needed to minimise impact on the delivery of justice

  17th Mar 2020

  Changes, including national access to judge-only trials, need to be made to ensure the justice system can still operate fairly in light of the social distancing requirements caused by COVID-19, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• COVID-19: TAS Government urged to make changes to ensure justice

  16th Mar 2020

  Changes need to be made to ensure the justice system can still operate fairly in light of the social distancing requirements caused by COVID-19, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

• Regional justice under threat

  16th May 2019

  With the South Australian justice system facing further funding cuts in the upcoming June budget, Amy Nikolovski explains why regional court services must be protected.

• How technological change is expanding open justice

  26th Apr 2018

  Today, open justice is mediated not only by mass media, but by social media too. Courtrooms are more accessible than ever before. For the most part, this should be celebrated. But the expansion of open justice also poses real challenges for courts.