Big Law
Court puts ousted solicitor’s companies on path to winding up
Twelve companies associated with an ousted solicitor and accountant will be investigated by provisional liquidators after the NSW Supreme Court found it likely ASIC would win its bid to have them wound up.
Big Law
Latham’s tribunal criticism sparks contempt bid
On the heels of a major legal win, Alex Greenwich tried to have Mark Latham tried in the Supreme Court for contempt over posts that suggested the tribunal “should be embarrassed and ashamed” and the decision was a “disgrace to the concept of evidence and justice”.
SME Law
NSW solicitors should not sit out the professional indemnity insurance inquiry
The NSW Parliament’s inquiry into potential competition reforms for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance deserves close attention from the profession, writes Angelique Nesbitt.
Big Law
Politicians must steer clear of court criticism, legal bodies say
The Victorian Bar and Law Institute of Victoria have delivered a forceful response to a proposal to split the Court of Appeal.
Big Law
Federal Court to review self-represented litigants
The relationship between the Federal Court and unrepresented litigants will be tested as part of a strategic partnership with UNSW.
The Bar
‘Time for the government to act’: 50k Australians demand human rights protections
Following years of calls for stronger human rights protections, more than 50,000 Australians are urging the Albanese government to introduce a national Human Rights Act, with a petition presented to cross-party federal MPs and senators at Parliament House on Thursday (20 August).
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