Kurnai Legal Practice

19/12/2025

Thank you to all our beautiful clients for another amazing year! Happy Christmas to you all and FTP
❤️🖤💛🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Michelle Lester Dreas Hood Tanisha L M Blackaby-Rose Tessa Theocharous

22/12/2023

It’s been quite a year and we want to thank all of our wonderful clients for their support in 2023! We are now officially closed until 8 January 2024 but as always will be on call if you need us. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas and love to you all. FTP 🖤💛❤️Angela Tiahn Tessa Theocharous Andrew Blaney Junior Ashleigh Fitzgerald Antoniette Magaldi Keziah Noah

03/06/2023

Celebrating Pride 🏳️‍🌈 🤎🖤❤️💛

15/12/2022

Tessa Theocharous, the principal solicitor at Kurnai Legal Practice, told the Yoorrook Justice Commission that Indigenous children were routinely subjected to racist slurs, excessive force and over-policing, including unnecessary use of stun guns.

Read the full story by the Guardian Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/14/strip-searching-of-first-nations-children-by-victoria-police-state-sanctioned-violence-inquiry-hears

14/12/2022

Kurnai Legal Practice was proud to give evidence to the Yoorrook Justice Commission yesterday

Hearings focusing on the criminal justice system continue today at the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

Giving evidence this morning is:
- Kurnai man with connections to Yorta Yorta, Bangerang, Taungurung & Wurundjeri, Peter Hood, Managing Consultant at Kurnai Legal Practice
- Tessa Theocharous, Principal Solicitor, Kurnai Legal Practice

This session will be followed by representatives from Dardi Munwurro - Strong Spirit, Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place, Bert WIlliams Aboriginal Youth Services at Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd (VACSAL) and Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency - V***A.

The final hearing today will include a panel of representatives from Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service - VALS.

Watch the livestream of the hearings from 10am today: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/

Keep track of what's happening by following us over on Twitter where we'll be live tweeting each hearing: https://twitter.com/yoorrookjc

If you or anyone you know is feeling affected by the issues raised in today's hearing, please contact 13 Yarn on 13 92 76 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.