ACT Magistrates Court appoints eighth magistrate
A new magistrate has been appointed to the ACT Magistrates Court.
BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Dec 2023
ACCC makes ‘fatal mistake’ in blocking ANZ-Suncorp merger, counsel says
The consumer watchdog made a “fatal mistake” when it knocked back ANZ’s $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp Bank, a tribunal was told.
BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Dec 2023
Election plot, hygiene fears tested in Lehrmann defamation case
Fiery claims of an election scheme, concerns about a recorded conversation, and a live stream viewer fed up with the judge’s coughing closed out the second week of Bruce ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 03 Dec 2023
Judge frustrated with tweets attacking Lehrmann’s barrister
Some social media users watching Brittany Higgins’ tense and emotional cross-examination unfold has put the live stream at risk of being pulled down, the judge has warned
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Porter assault allegations inspired Higgins’ media interviews
Brittany Higgins, appearing as a witness for Network Ten, said she went public with her story after a media program accused former attorney-general Christian Porter of a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Passengers need 'bill of rights' for air travel, lawyers say
The Australian Lawyers Alliance has called for a “passenger bill of rights” to be included in the upcoming Aviation White Paper.
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
First Nations reunification class action, investigations launched across Aus
The child protection departments in all Australian states are now the subject of a class action or an investigation into the alleged failures to reunite Indigenous ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Qld solicitor appeals disciplinary costs order
A Queensland solicitor alleged to have delayed the finalisation of his client’s matter has successfully convinced a court he should not have to pay the entire costs of ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Roberts-Smith ordered to pay costs for failed defamation trial
Disgraced SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the media the costs from Australia’s biggest defamation trial.
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
