NSW hearings shows slow progress on two areas of law reform New South Wales The New South Wales government is dragging the chain on two major law reforms and the state’s legal practitioners want urgent progress.
Lawyers distance themselves from NSW Bar Association position on proposed consent laws June 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales A list of 22 barristers in NSW announcing support for proposed sexual assault reforms in the state — contrary to the position adopted by the Bar Association.
Lawyers float risk of ‘serious injustice’ that proposed consent laws may cause May 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales The NSW Bar Association says proposed changes to the criminal law in NSW about rape are ‘ill-considered’ and are not broad enough to cover a whole encounter.