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Suing NSW Police: A Four Corners investigation broadcast this week has put NSW police misconduct back under a national spotlight, and the details are deeply troubling.…
In August 2024, Monash IVF agreed to a $56 million settlement, $40 million in compensation plus $16 million in legal costs, to resolve a class action…
Our client, Hannah Grundy, a Sydney woman targeted by AI-generated explicit images, has highlighted the urgent need for stronger legal protections against technology-facilitated abuse. The BBC…
A Protest Sentencing bill has been introduced in the NSW Parliament that, if passed, would prohibit courts from imposing a custodial sentence for any non-violent act…
The NSW Government has described its 2025 organised crime laws package as the state's toughest ever, and the latest rules are now in force. With new…
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys is suing The Thoroughbred Report and journalist Kit Gow over an article published on 18 November 2025 asking whether it…
Updated 6 October 2026. NSW's domestic violence laws have undergone fundamental reform. The Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 introduces some…
We have been made aware that the domain obriensolicitors-au[.]com was recently registered using our business name. This domain has no affiliation with O'Brien Solicitors whatsoever, and…
Bondi Junction Inquest: On 5 February 2026, NSW State Coroner Magistrate Teresa O'Sullivan handed down her comprehensive findings into the deaths at Westfield Bondi Junction on…
The conversation around artificial intelligence in law has been loud, fast-moving, and not always honest. As a practitioner across criminal, civil, and defamation law, I've watched…
Last year, our civil solicitor, Anavi Arya, represented a victim of Jason Melbom, a Sydney inmate who escaped from Long Bay Correctional Complex. He carried out…
NSW Police Wanding Powers: Fresh enforcement figures released this month show NSW Police have conducted 34 wanding operations across metropolitan and regional New South Wales, scanning…
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