Rocco Perrotta: Employees face growing limits on their freedom of speech
ONE of the features of a truly democratic society is the ability to speak freely. I have previously suggested that freedom is best measured by …
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SA’s Legal Services Commission hit by $830,000 funding cut (ABC News)
South Australia’s Legal Services Commission says it will have federal funding slashed by $830,000 from July. Source: SA’s Legal Services Commission hit by $830,000 funding …
SA lawyers say DPP must be held accountable for its decisions, not pursue cases doomed to failure | The Advertiser
PROSECUTORS must be courageous and stop pursuing cases that are doomed to fail rather than adding to trial logjam and defendants’ expense, lawyers say. Source: …
Prominent members of SA’s legal profession answer our questions | The Advertiser
To coincide with Law Week, an extensive questionnaire compiled by court reporters Ken McGregor and Sean Fewster has asked the state’s most experienced legal minds …
Key South Australian child protection data not kept or won’t be revealed (Advertiser)
THE full extent of problems in the child protection system is not known because the State Government either is not recording key data or won’t …
Should lawyers get a cut of damages? – InDaily | Adelaide News
A debate is looming about freeing up restrictions on the ways lawyers can charge their clients, and the answers aren’t simple, argues Morry Bailes. Presently …
Attorney-General John Rau seeking to close loopholes that leave domestic violence victims at further risk (The Advertiser)
LAWS to protect victims of abusive partners will be strengthened to crack down on breaches of protection orders and force offenders to pay for rehabilitation. …
Retrospective legislation to fix a Safework SA stuff up would set a dangerous precedent, says Business SA
The state’s peak business lobby group says if the legislation is passed, it will set an “unacceptable precedent’’ and undermine confidence in the rule of …
Fines must be linked to ability to pay, SA Chief Justice Chris Kourakis argues – ABC News
Courts should be allowed to impose fines based on offenders’ ability to pay, South Australia’s Chief Justice Chris Kourakis argues. He said it was of …
SA Chief Justice Chris Kourakis sits in suburban court at Elizabeth
South Australia’s Chief Justice Chris Kourakis says his head was “spinning” after he took the unprecedented step of hearing matters at a suburban court. Mr …