Court cases in Australia

A free, comprehensive, plain English guide to the law in Victoria, written by expert lawyers.

Victorian Legal Aid produce a range of free legal information written in plain language to help people work out their legal problems. Topics include:
- Australian law for new arrivals
- young people
- debt, money and fines
- relationship breakdown and children
- family violence, intervention orders and sexual assault
- drugs and the law
- disability and mental health
- police and courts
- where to get help

Victoria Legal Aid provides advice, self help classes, duty lawyers and legal assistance. Their website includes lots of useful free guides to going to court and your legal rights.

Website. Explains how members of the public can get legal advice on Commonwealth matters. Answers questions like:
- do I qualify for Legal Aid?
- can a Community Legal Centre help?
- how should I choose a private lawyer?
- where can I get help with languages other than English?

This website includes information about selecting the right lawyer, and legal practitioners' costs. It also includes a number of searchable listings of legal professionals.
The Library offers no guarantees as to the quality of these services.

Search by business type to find:
- solicitors
- barristers
- family law
- conveyancing and property law
- wills, probates and estates
The Library offers no guarantees as to the quality of these services.