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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.

AAP

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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

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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

Group claims responsibility for Legal Aid ACT hack, CEO says

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

The Canberra Times

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.

AAP

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

Newcastle Herald

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

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

The Canberra Times

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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

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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

Evening Standard

The Standard View: This fossil fuel crisis requires clean energy solutions

The financial support package set out by the Government today will come as a relief to millions of households and businesses. Part of this plan will also involve expanding our energy supply, including fracking and North Sea oil and gas.

Evening Standard

New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Evening Standard

Defendants set free from prison as barrister Legal Aid strike continues

Thousands of trials and sentencing hearings have had to be abandoned

Evening Standard

Barristers to vote on total walkout as unions step up strike war

Strike over the Government’s stance on Legal Aid fees threatens to escalate

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