Working Together

Papers

• Are we protecting our children from harm and what have we learned?
  Kylie Beckhouse, Legal Aid NSW
• Law in Theory vs. Law in Action: Impediments to Access to Justice
  Vrinda Bhandari, IIND YR. B.A., LL. B. (HONS.), National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
• Advocacy and participation in mental health cases: realisable rights or pipe-dreams?
  Terry Carney, Professor of Law, the University of Sydney; Fleur Beaupert, doctoral candidate, University of Sydney; Julia Perry, Senior Research Assistant, University of Sydney; David Tait, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
• Rolls Royce justice and the funding of civil litigation
  Dr Peter Cashman, Barrister, Associate Professor, Sydney University Law School
• Current issues – Older persons legal and education programs
  Lauren Finestone, Legal Aid New South Wales
• The Accidental Tourist in the Land of the Law: Legal self-help for the unadventurous
  Jeff Giddings, Professor, School of Law, Griffith University; Michael Robertson, Associate Professor, School of Law, Griffith University; and Merran Lawler, Senior Research Assistant, Socio-Legal Research Centre, School of Law, Griffith University
• A new national policy for legal aid – who misses out?
  Hamish Gilmore, Director, Legal Services Commission of SA
• Advancing Law Student Pro Bono Activity via Extra-Clinical Private Pro Bono Projects
  Professor Patrick Keyzer, Deputy Dean (Students & Curriculum), Faculty of Law, Bond University
• Access to Justice – The State of Things in England & Wales
  Robin Knowles CBE QC
• US Experience
  Susan Ledray, Manager, Self Help programs, 4th Judicial District Court, Hennepin County
• Striving for holistic service delivery in the social welfare sector. How do we improve lawyers working with others?
  Mark MacDiarmid, Principal Solicitor, Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre
• Where the Justice System Is Not Working and What to Do About It
  John McKenzie, Chief Legal Officer, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT)
• AG’s Community Law Partnerships – Community Legal Centres and Firms Collaborating for Change
  Annie Nash, Sector Development Officer, Federation of Community Legal Centres
• Sentencing People with Special Needs
  Judge Stephen Norrish QC, District Court of New South Wales
• How Big Is The Gap? - Restoring the Australian Legal Aid System
  Tony Parsons, Magistrate
• The NSW Legal Assistance Forum – A Model For Working Together
  Caroline Seagrove, Project Manager, NSW Legal Assistance Forum
• Report to the NSW Attorney-General by the NSW Legal Assistance Forum for 2005–2008 [web link]
  Caroline Seagrove, Project Manager, NSW Legal Assistance Forum
• The WA Country Lawyers Program
  Jane Stewart, Director, Legal Practice Development, Legal Aid WA
• Anti Terror Legislation: Consideration of areas of legal and practical difficulties
  Dina Yehia, NSW Public Defender