PRESS RELEASE: Support-1 (SP-1) at the Downing Centre Local Courts
SUPPORT-1 (SP-1) AT THE DOWNING CENTRE LOCAL COURTS SYDNEY, NSW 9.00am September 21, 1998 - CPG Support-1 (SP-1) Project serves role as Community Advocate and Friend of the Court at the Downing Centre Local Court. Community Participation Guarantee (CPG) has yesterday provided Friend of the Court services associated with the Support-1 (SP-1) Project, at the Downing Centre Local Court located opposite Museum Station and Hyde Park in Sydney CBD. CPG Representative, Miss Judith Lee, attending as amicus curiae together with CPG Support-1 client met with Stephen Doumer, a pro bono lawyer from the NSW Legal Aid Services to provide community advocacy for a public case convened in the Magistrate’s Court on Level 4, 43-147 Liverpool Street, Sydney. Proceedings in the NSW Local Courts happen very quickly, and the help of community advocates is much needed to assist local court users cope with the stresses and unfamiliarity of the ‘legalese’ environment. “Mr Doumer has the p...