Chief Justice not ready to scrap restrictive GenAI rule
In the seven months since the NSW Supreme Court’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) practice note came into effect, Chief Justice Andrew Bell said some of his ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Victorian Bar commits to fourth Reconciliation Action Plan
The Victorian Bar has commenced its fourth Reconciliation Action Plan with a commitment to continuing its support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lawyers and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Sep 2025
SA solicitor loses judicial review into alleged practising certificate failures
A South Australian practitioner’s judicial review application into a disciplinary decision relating to fee conditions on his practising certificate has been tossed out by ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Lawyer cannot shake vexatious litigant order
Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart, a lawyer who has brought dozens of proceedings against the ACT Law Society, was unable to convince a court to overturn an order declaring him to be ...
SME LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Insights and lessons from the Reynolds v Higgins defamation trial
Several key takeaways emerge from Linda Reynolds’ successful defamation action against Brittany Higgins, including the unpredictability of “high-stakes” law, the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Peach emojis, ‘crazy’ videos and Facebook bans: Social media takes over family law
A quick search of any legal database will bring up dozens of recent cases where the family law system has grappled with social media evidence. For lawyers, this is a ...
SME LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
‘Dangerous, improper’: ACT Law Society criticised for dishonesty accusations
The ACT Law Society was slated for its handling of a disciplinary matter, with a tribunal finding some of its conduct before and during proceedings bordered on the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Harvey Norman hit with class action over ‘interest-free’ loans
Major retailer Harvey Norman will face allegations that it lured customers in with false promises of “interest-free” loans.
SME LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
The Good Guys $13.5m settlement includes cooperation discount
The Federal Court approved the entire $13.5 million settlement figure agreed between The Good Guys and ACCC after earlier flagging that the retail giant may be entitled ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
