2019 Family Law Practitioners Association of WA Conference
The Law Access CEO was honoured to be invited to speak about the impact of family law pro bono at the annual conference on Sunday 22 September 2019. We also…
Read moreLeading the way in providing pro bono legal assistance in family law
Legal assistance in family law is not meeting community needs and applications for pro bono assistance in family law continue to grow faster than any other area of law. Pro…
Read morePro bono lawyer and barrister represents exploited and underpaid worker
Law Access regularly refers employment law matters to pro bono lawyers and barristers. Newly arrived workers from non-English speaking backgrounds are particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Felicity Clarke, Special Counsel of…
Read moreCriminal law: Lucy's story
We are receiving increasing numbers of applications for pro bono assistance in criminal law Magistrates Court matters due to cuts to Legal Aid. Lucy*, a vulnerable single mother with no…
Read moreLaw Access Lawyers for LGBTIQ+ Network public interest referral results in WA Law Reform Commission Reference
Law Access has established a Lawyers for LGBTIQ+ Network to provide pro bono legal assistance to financially disadvantaged members of the LGBTIQ+ community. Pro bono work undertaken by barrister Steven…
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