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Shareholder class action filed against James Hardie
Building materials giant James Hardie has been accused of breaching continuous disclosure obligations by its alleged failure to keep the market informed of material ...
SME LAW • Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Admission bid fails for graduate with history of tax, criminal offences
A law graduate with a laundry list of tax and criminal offending has been refused entry into the profession, primarily due to his attitude towards the admission board’s ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Jun 2026
When should an appellate court disbelieve witnesses it never saw?
The facts in the case of Commissioner of Taxation v Cheung are not sympathetic, writes Arda Ahmed.
SME LAW • Mon, 08 Jun 2026
Victorian lawyer’s costs appeal, ‘conspiracy theory’ tossed out of court
An ultimate victory in disciplinary proceedings did not spare a Victorian solicitor from criticism for pursuing baseless allegations that the Legal Services Commission ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Jun 2026
Solicitor’s application branded abuse of process in multi-party costs dispute
Having found it amounted to an abuse of process, a senior judge has tossed a solicitor’s attempts to join a construction company to a complex costs dispute that involves ...
SME LAW • Sun, 07 Jun 2026
Ousted solicitor disputes senior judge’s claim of a ‘fishing expedition’
An NSW lawyer struck off more than a decade ago has made multiple thwarted bids to be readmitted, with his most recent an attempt to overturn findings that he had engaged ...
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Jun 2026
Parole board lawyer avoids costs order due to ‘unfair’ tribunal comments
Although unsuccessful in a recusal application, an ex-parole board lawyer has avoided a costs order due to a commissioner’s “unfair” comments about her discrimination ...
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Jun 2026
Guilty by association: The reach and risk of joint criminal enterprises
When the law reaches beyond what was done to what was foreseen, proximity can become liability, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Jun 2026
JWS promotes 4 special counsel, 21 senior associates
In its latest promotion round, Johnson Winter Slattery has promoted four to special counsel and 21 to senior associate, effective 1 July.
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Jun 2026