Lawyers' News
This section features news that may be of interest to lawyers, such as appointments to the bench and other general information associated with legal practice.
These articles are internal resources that are only available to our staff and to approved external users of the Law Hub site. They are subject to these Terms of Use. You will need to login in order to view the full content of an article.
You can choose to filter by topic to assist in finding relevant news articles on this page.
Protection and care - Reform of WA's Out of Home Care system
Mon, 16 Oct 2023
A key change in the provision of Out of Home Care in WA will be implemented soon.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 6 October 2023
Mon, 09 Oct 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreUpdated restraining order webpages
Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Some restraining order webpages have been reviewed and update.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 29 September 2023
Mon, 02 Oct 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreRelease of Disability Royal Commission Final Report
Fri, 29 Sep 2023
The Disability Royal Commission has delivered its final report.
Read moreRestraining order summonsing witnesses infosheet update
Tue, 19 Sep 2023
The Restraining order summonsing witnesses infosheet has been reviewed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 15 September 2023
Mon, 18 Sep 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreUpdated Child Support Enforcement Kit
Fri, 15 Sep 2023
The Legal Aid WA Child Support Enforcement Kit has been reviewed and updated and is available on Law Hub under the Child Support heading.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 1 September 2023
Mon, 04 Sep 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreLaw Council of Australia views on Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Tue, 29 Aug 2023
The Law Council of Australia confirmed support for many elements of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 when the President, Mr Luke Murphy, gave evidence to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 11 August 2023.
Read moreJocelyn Connick appointed as a Family Court Magistrate
Tue, 29 Aug 2023
The Attorney General has announced that Registrar Jocelyn Connick has been appointed as a Family Court Magistrate.
Read moreNew FCFCOA films
Mon, 28 Aug 2023
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has launched three short films for the public providing information about family violence in family law disputes.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 24 August 2023
Fri, 25 Aug 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreCriminal Injuries Compensation – Resubmitted Application Procedure
Mon, 21 Aug 2023
The procedure for re-submitting criminal injuries compensation applications has changed.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 18 August 2023
Fri, 18 Aug 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreSpent Convictions Application Kit updated
Mon, 14 Aug 2023
There has been a change to the address for service on the Commissioner of Police for an application to have an old conviction declared spent.
Read moreResource update - Protection and Care Handbook
Mon, 14 Aug 2023
The Protection and Care Handbook has been updated.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 11 August 2023
Fri, 11 Aug 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreWhat's New Weekly Alert 4 August 2023
Fri, 04 Aug 2023
Access this week's overview of amended legislation, recent cases, articles, reports and more. Collated by the Legal Aid WA librarian.
Read moreSpent convictions resources fully reviewed and updated
Fri, 04 Aug 2023
The updated resources are the Infosheet on Spent Conviction Orders at the time of sentence, the Spent Conviction Application Kit, and the practitioner facing Legal Essentials resource called Spent Convictions.
Read moreDisclaimer
The information displayed on this page is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should see a lawyer. Legal Aid Western Australia aims to provide information that is accurate, however does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in the information provided on this page or incorporated into it by reference.