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NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

Parliamentary Budget Office raises concerns that rollout of promised programs could lead to cutting of Legal Aid and police initiatives

The Guardian - AU

'Unusual' position of ex-director on fraud charge

The former director of Reiwa-Capital surprised a magistrate with an "unusual" request that she did not grant.

AAP

Kimberley youth take to TikTok to fight juvenile crime trends by teaching kids about the law

While the TikTok has drawn anger for glamorising youth crime, these young Kimberley leaders are using it to create change by educating their peers about the legal system.

ABC News

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Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal

A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and conviction.

AAP

NSW's fourth drug court opens in Dubbo as a way to break drug dependency

Breaking the cycle of drug dependency and crime is the motivating factor for the much-advocated drug court, which opened in western NSW on Monday.

ABC News

NYC failing to move Rikers Island detainees out of squalid temporary holding cells within 24 hours, lawyers tell judge

NEW YORK — New York City has failed to comply with a federal judge’s order to make sure Rikers Island detainees are moved out of often fetid temporary holding cells into regular jail beds within 24 hours, according to a legal motion filed Wednesday night.

Tribune News Service

Convicted axe killer seeks bail

Queensland woman Emma Louise Ney, who killed her boyfriend with an axe 15 years ago, has sought bail on new charges including for an alleged violent act.

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Terry Irving spent 1,671 days in jail for a crime he didn’t commit – and 25 more years seeking justice

Australia is the world’s only democracy that fails to offer statutory legal remedy for those wrongfully imprisoned

The Guardian - AU

Solicitors demand Dominic Raab U-turn over solicitor Legal Aid fees

The Law Society of England and Wales is at loggerheads with the government

Evening Standard

Tributes to Hillsborough barrister who fought 'decades of lies'

One lawyer said his death marked a "great loss to the law"

Liverpool Echo

UChicago Medicine program will provide legal aid to survivors of violence during treatment

Dubbed Recovery Legal Care, the initiative goes beyond providing medical care to address social and economic wounds as well.

Chicago Sun-Times

Barrister needed umbrella in court to shield from leaking roof

A barrister needed an umbrella during a court hearing because of a leaking roof, it has been revealed, amid a major call for proper funding of the justice system.

Evening Standard

Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay 'not insignificant' ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors

Legal Aid ACT is being praised by authorities for refusing to give in to the demands of hackers who stole sensitive client information from the legal service.

ABC News

Legal Aid pleads with hackers to protect 'most vulnerable' Canberrans

The commission's boss is urging cyber criminals not to release confidential client information after it was compromised last week.

The Canberra Times

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The Canberra Times

Group claims responsibility for Legal Aid ACT hack, CEO says

High-risk clients are in touch with police following the cyber attack.

AAP

Regional housing crunch causes legal spike

People at high-risk of homelessness in NSW because of a lack of affordable housing are turning to lawyers to help keep a roof over their head.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle tenants forced to take landlords to tribunal for repairs, mould as housing crisis deepens

Newcastle's housing crisis 'especially dire' due to influx of people during pandemic, says Legal Aid

The Canberra Times

Magistrate finds 'smart alec' accused of grabbing cop's gun in contempt

The man spent an afternoon in custody after being "uncooperative" in court.

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Evening Standard

Backlog of criminal cases in Crown Courts reaches record high after strike

The backlog of criminal cases in the Crown Courts of England and Wales reached a new record-high of more than 61,000 during the government’s stand-off with barristers over Legal Aid, it has been revealed.

Manchester Evening News

'Victims are being failed...' Maggie Oliver backs barrister strikes as she blasts 'crumbling' criminal justice system

Strikes have brought many of Manchester's criminal courts to a standstill

Evening Standard

Criminal barristers offered £54m deal on Legal Aid as government seeks to end strike

Thousands of court hearings and criminal trials have been derailed by strike disruption

Manchester Evening News

Judges wrong to release people accused of serious crimes from jail, court rules

Trials have been postponed for months during the ongoing barristers strike

Evening Standard

Swathes of defendants awaiting trial will be freed if government doesn’t fix Legal Aid dispute - High Court

The strike called by the Criminal Bar Association has led to large numbers of trials being adjourned

The Canberra Times

Alleged airport shooter gets 'sick of waiting', refuses to attend court

Representations sent to the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions have been "nominally accepted", Ali Ammoun's lawyer has told a court.

Evening Standard

High Court challenge to defendants being freed from prison is delayed by Legal Aid blunders

Thousands of Crown Court hearings around the country are being disrupted

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