Insignia investors allege they were misled over insider trading claims

Eight years after news broke that a senior employee with Insignia Financial Limited was allegedly involved in an insider trading plot, hundreds of investors have taken ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Jun 2023

Kathleen Folbigg granted ‘unconditional pardon’

Kathleen Folbigg has been granted an unconditional pardon and will be released from prison “without delay” following an inquiry that analysed new evidence into the deaths ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Jun 2023

NSW solicitor cannot shake caution for fiery emails with client

An NSW solicitor who exchanged heated emails and texts with a client failed to have a caution about his conduct stripped from his record.

BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Jun 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith loses major defamation case

In dismissing one of Australia’s largest defamation proceedings, a Federal Court judge found former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith murdered unarmed civilians in Afghanistan ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Jun 2023

‘Friends with benefits’ questioned in Supreme Court dispute

A number of unusual matters had to be considered during a Supreme Court estate dispute, including what the meaning of “friends with benefits” was and what the ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Jun 2023

Kathleen Folbigg’s legal team calls for immediate release

More than two decades after she was incarcerated for the deaths of her four children, an inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s innocence was told by world-leading experts and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 31 May 2023

Tasmanian partner restricted from proceedings following conflict concerns

A Tasmanian partner and his law firm have been restricted from acting in a partnership dispute following fears a layperson may be concerned about the proper ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 30 May 2023

Qld Supreme Court throws out police evidence after power misuse

A Queensland firm has weighed in on a Supreme Court’s decision to throw out police evidence in a major drug trafficking matter.

BIG LAW • Tue, 30 May 2023

Inside legislation keeping a baby killer free from accountability

A Sydney woman who appeared to lead a happy, loved and normal life drowned and killed her infant son — but a relatively recent act means she will not be held criminally ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 May 2023