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Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW is an independent, statutory, not-for-profit research organisation established in 1967.

Our purpose is to improve access to justice, especially for socially and economically disadvantaged people.

Meet the panel joining us on 4 November for "Human-Centred Justice in an AI World," from lawyers and researchers to tech...
14/10/2026

Meet the panel joining us on 4 November for "Human-Centred Justice in an AI World," from lawyers and researchers to technologists and sector leaders. Swipe through to see who's speaking, and register here: https://bit.ly/4yrR4rc

09/10/2026

Watch it back: Justice Fellow Regina Featherstone presents her Justice Ideas findings on anti-discrimination settlements and what happens to the 99% of claims that never reach the courtroom.

Watch Regina's talk in full: https://youtu.be/ghbpzxFMxog

Artificial intelligence is already changing how people get help with legal problems, from online tools to case triage. O...
08/10/2026

Artificial intelligence is already changing how people get help with legal problems, from online tools to case triage. On Wednesday 4 November, our free online panel ‘Human-Centred Justice in an AI World’ brings together lawyers, researchers and technologists to talk about what this means for the people who rely on community legal centres and the legal assistance sector.

12 to 1pm AEDT. Register now: https://bit.ly/4yrR4rc

30/09/2026

Watch Claudia Robinson present her Justice Ideas findings on coercive debt and what stronger legal protections for victim-survivors of financial abuse could look like in Australia.

Watch Claudia's talk in full: https://youtu.be/4Yr7ecaCeog

A few weeks on from the Legal Aid NSW Civil Conference. Kate, Delphine and Legal Aid’s Rebekah Doran presented on using ...
28/09/2026

A few weeks on from the Legal Aid NSW Civil Conference. Kate, Delphine and Legal Aid’s Rebekah Doran presented on using data to deliver better services, and Katya held down our table at a lively Stakeholder Speed Networking session.

Good conversations, good people.

Explore our dashboards: https://bit.ly/4iS3tQu

21/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who made the Justice Ideas Forum 2026 such a success.

From inspiring presentations by our Justice Fellows to insightful discussions with colleagues across the justice sector, it was a day full of bold justice ideas with great potential to shape practice and policy.

Thinking about a PhD? The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW and Western Sydney University are offering a scholarship to ...
07/09/2026

Thinking about a PhD? The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW and Western Sydney University are offering a scholarship to research legal needs, access to justice and intersecting inequalities, as part of a broader ARC DECRA project on the causes of legal problems.

If you're finishing Honours or a Masters this year, the timing works well: the scholarship starts 4 January 2027, with a tax-free stipend of $45,188 per annum.

Expressions of Interest close 22 October 2026. Contact Dr Catherine Hastings ([email protected]) or visit https://bit.ly/phd-scholarship-2027 to find out more.

Our Director Olivia Nguy was at Harvey Forum Sydney yesterday, in the room as former New Zealand Prime Minister, the Rig...
02/09/2026

Our Director Olivia Nguy was at Harvey Forum Sydney yesterday, in the room as former New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern, spoke about leading through crisis and what it takes to implement change effectively as technology changes fast.

It's the kind of question we think about too. Our new Strategic Plan 2026 to 2029 looks at how AI is changing the legal landscape, and what that means for access to justice in NSW over the next three years.

Have a read: http://lawfoundation.net.au/strategic-plan/

Coerced debt i.e. where a perpetrator forces or manipulates someone into taking on debt in their name, is a form of fina...
25/08/2026

Coerced debt i.e. where a perpetrator forces or manipulates someone into taking on debt in their name, is a form of financial abuse that has traditionally fallen outside what banks are expected to address.

Claudia Robinson's Justice Ideas paper examines what remedies exist in Australia for victim-survivors, how they compare to the UK, and what law reform is needed.

link in comments.

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