Court critical of legal arguments in Coles, Woolies underpayment judgment
In a scathing judgment, the Federal Court sent the underpayment proceedings against Coles and Woolworths back to a case management hearing to determine a number of ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 05 Sep 2025
Roberts-Smith’s claim of ‘ambiguity’ towards murders dismissed in costs decision
A costs decision in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation proceedings turned on whether he knew the imputations to be true, including his claim of ambiguity towards the murder ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Sep 2025
Court remits CBA class action into disclosure failures
Despite the Commonwealth Bank’s partial success on appeal, the Federal Court ordered that a shareholder class action relating to disclosure failures be remitted to a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Sep 2025
‘Pugnacious’: Judge critical of Erudite Legal’s conduct in bankruptcy matter
A Federal Court judge expressed frustration over the way those behind controversial firm Erudite Legal conducted themselves during bankruptcy proceedings, including ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Sep 2025
ABC, Lattouf clash over size of penalty
Following a tense – and at times useless and confusing – cross-examination of the ABC’s chief people officer, counsel for Antoinette Lattouf argued the national ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Sep 2025
Optus apologises for ‘pattern’ of unconscionable conduct
Optus admitted to a failure to act on unconscionable conduct within licensee stores, including one in Mount Isa, which fraudulently entered almost 50 consumers into ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Sep 2025
‘Milestone’ moment in Coles, Woolworths class actions
A personal injury firm said the decision to run class actions against Coles and Woolworths alongside proceedings brought by the consumer watchdog would “streamline the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Law firm restrains former employee’s new lawyers
A boutique practice convinced a court to restrain the solicitors who were acting for one of its former employees on a confidentiality issue.
SME LAW • Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Qld lawyer may be struck-off for visa blows
A Queensland tribunal recommended the name of a solicitor be removed from the roll for his failures to deliver competent, diligent, and timely legal services to ...
SME LAW • Sun, 31 Aug 2025
