Anti-Discrimination training in Darwin and Alice Springs
We’re excited to announce two sets of Anti-Discrimination Commission training, face to face with our new trainer, Anika Freiling.
Read moreWe’re excited to announce two sets of Anti-Discrimination Commission training, face to face with our new trainer, Anika Freiling.
Read moreThere has been a rise in the number of female barristers being briefed on matters over the past three years, according to the latest equal opportunity data released by the Law Council of Australia.
The Law Council’s Equitable Briefing Policy Annual Report 2018-19 has found that briefs to female barristers increased by two per cent during the reporting year, with women now receiving 27 per cent of all briefs, on track to surpass the target of 30 per cent before the next reporting period.
Law Council President, Pauline Wright, said that the data reveals a welcome shift in culture.
“The Law Council launched the Equitable Briefing Policy in 2016, with the aim of tracking equal opportunity within the profession. The latest data shows evidence of positive moves within the profession, especially for female junior barristers who are receiving more briefs,” said Ms Wright.
“It is pleasing to see that we are on track to meet one of the key targets, for women barristers to be briefed in at least 30 per cent of all matters,” said Ms Wright.
Read moreThe 9th AWL National Conference will be the first of it's kind, held online for the first time due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Designed for all those in the Australian legal sector who support the contribution and advancement of women.
Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from a range of high-profile and influential speakers, including keynote speakers Nyadol Nyuon and the Hon. Diana Bryant AO QC.
Confirmed speakers include Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, Mariam Veisadeh, Anna Brown OAM, Natalie Wade, Noor Blumer, Jill Prior, and Pauline Wright.
With more speakers to be announced soon.
Read moreThe Law Council of Australia is pleased to present a panel discussion on:
The Law Council presents a panel discussion with renowned advocates Mick Gooda, Olga Havnen and David Woodroffe, moderated by Law Council President, Pauline Wright. Nearly four years since the Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory, legal and policy experts examine the overincarceration of First Nations people in Australia’s criminal justice system and the opportunities for reform.Featuring eminent speakers Mick Gooda, Olga Havnen and David Woodroffe.
Read moreWhere do lawyers draw the line on negotiation tactics and which tactics do they use?
Read moreA month of a free legal education workshops held at TEWLS on the most commonly requested areas of law, including family law, domestic and family violence, and tenancy.
Commencing from Tuesday 7 July 2020, the TEWLS Legal Education Month will feature a series of four (4) topics, with each topic running twice per week in one (1) hour workshops. All workshops will be held free-of-charge and in-person at TEWLS’ Darwin office, with refreshments provided during the workshops and TEWLS solicitors available following the workshops to provide any further information and/or assistance to make an appointment for legal advice. The workshops will be available to members of the general public.
Read moreAs notified in paragraph 4 of Notice #6 – COVID 19, the temporary electronic filing arrangements provided for by Practice Direction 1 of 2020: Electronic Filing in Civil Proceeding COVID-19 Temporary Arrangements, made 31 March 2020 are to continue until the commencement of electronic filing under the Odyssey Integrated Case Management System.
Some amendments have been made to the existing Practice Direction. This amended Practice Direction commences on 5 June 2020.
Additionally, Registries in Darwin and Alice Springs will re-open, with appropriate social distancing measures in place, as of 15 June 2020.
Read moreThe Law Society Northern Territory (the Society) welcomes yesterday’s High Court decision that the use of tear gas at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in 2014 was unlawful.
This decision emphasises and highlights the need for change within the youth justice system in the Northern Territory and in particular reinforces the need for the Northern Territory Government to implement the recommendations made in the 2017 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory Report.
Read moreThe Northern Territory Government media release can be viewed here.
Solicitor-General Sonia Brownhill has been appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. Ms Brownhill will replace the Honourable Justice Graham Hiley who is retiring early next year, and her appointment will take effect from 2 November 2020.
Her appointment means that following the retirement of the Justice Hiley the Northern Territory Supreme Court will become the first in Australia to have a 50:50 split in gender representation on the bench.
Ms Brownhill has a lengthy background in law in the Northern Territory. She joined the Solicitor for the Northern Territory in 1997, before moving to the Solicitor-General’s Chambers in 2006 as Crown Counsel.
Read moreDownload NT Local Court Practice Directions V2.0
Of note, this version of the practice directions:
Read moreFollowing feedback, and further technology enhancements, please see attached updated:
Please note the requirement of Virtual Appearance Slips to be provided to the Court at least 2 business days in advance. To assist compliance with this one slip can be used for multiple matters across multiple days. This will enable the court to send you a Cisco WebEx meeting invitation for your matter at the time it is listed.
These documents outline practices to commence Monday 11 May 2020.
Read moreThe Law Society Northern Territory is aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on legal practitioners and firms across the Northern Territory.
The Society has been looking at measures that may assist the local legal profession where possible and notes steps taken in other Australian jurisdictions to support and provide financial and other assistance.
Northern Territory annual practising certificate fees and the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund annual contribution are not set by the Society but are determined each year by a statutory process under the Legal Profession Act 2006. Membership of the Society is included as part of the practising certificate fee.
This means that the Society has no ability to reduce practising certificate fees or Society membership fees as has been occurring in other jurisdictions.
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Read moreThe NT Local Court is taking measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and will delay many hearings scheduled to take place until June 2020.
Non-custodial hearings will be vacated and listed for Case Management Inquiry (CMI).
CMI's are usually brief procedural listings that enable the matter to be heard by the court at a later date.
Read moreTogether with the Australian Medical Association the Law Council of Australia has put together a factsheet outlining the Rights and Responsibilities under the Biosecuirty Act.
Click here to view the fact sheet.
Read moreNT Local Court has undergone changes to some procedures in light of COVID-19.
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Please note that the Society does not offer legal advice.
A list of lawyers can be found here.
Telephone: (08) 8981 5104
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