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The Bar • 28 August 2023 • ByLauren CroftIncreased interpreters needed in Australian courts, new research shows

New research has revealed that non-English speakers’ access to justice could be improved with an increased number of...

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The Bar • 28 August 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyWA Family Court registrar promoted to magistrate

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has elevated a registrar in the Family Court of Western Australia to a...

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Big Law • 24 August 2023 • ByLauren CroftLegal bodies and organisations across the country have congratulated...

Legal bodies and organisations across the country have congratulated the new Chief Justice of the High Court and paid...

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The Bar • 22 August 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyStephen Gageler named as new High Court Chief Justice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus have appointed the 14th Chief Justice of the High...

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Big Law • 22 August 2023 • ByNaomi Neilson‘Dissatisfied’ law firm principal takes recruitment agency to...

A law firm principal has taken a legal recruitment agency to court over his dissatisfaction with a new employee.

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The Bar • 22 August 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyVictoria appoints new associate justice to Supreme Court

Catherine Gobbo, a “leading barrister in insolvency law and litigation”, has been elevated to the Supreme Court of...

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Big Law • 17 August 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonASIC loses court bid to CommBank, Colonial First

ASIC failed to overturn a Federal Court finding that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Colonial First State did not...

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Big Law • 15 August 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonBankrupt lawyer back in court following $4.7m ATO debt

The Federal Court has heard yet another chapter in a long-running dispute involving a bankrupt Melbourne migration...

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The Bar • 14 August 2023 • ByLauren CroftCourt should not be limited in making decisions for children, LCA...

The court should have the discretion to make decisions in the best interests of a child, according to evidence provided...

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The Bar • 14 August 2023 • ByJerome Doraisamy2 silks appointed to NSW District Court

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has named two Sydney-based senior counsel as the newest judges of the state’s...

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