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Barrister who stole millions makes ‘absurd’ request to remain on roll
A barrister who used an elaborate Ponzi scheme to steal millions has been slammed by a tribunal for requesting to remain on the roll despite the extent of his deception
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Stalling productivity growth could do serious economic harm
Productivity has the ability to sway the economy and, according to a recent government report, progress is stalling. This could have far-reaching consequences. Luckily, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Google to destroy billions of records of data as part of lawsuit settlement
To settle a lawsuit that accused it of tracking users browsing the internet using Google Chrome despite them being in private mode, Google has agreed to destroy billions ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Albanese announces next Governor-General
Samantha Mostyn AO will become the 28th Australian Governor-General and the second woman to ever hold the position.
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Apr 2024
New migration bill ‘cruel’, lawyers warn
A “Trump-style” Migration Bill is “cruel” and an embarrassment to Australia, national legal groups say.
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Lehrmann allegedly led lawyers ‘into error’, court hears
Lawyers were allegedly “led into error” by Bruce Lehrmann, who has been accused of committing an “outrageous contempt of court”.
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Senior lawyer conned clients with fake settlement offers
A compensation lawyer invented settlement offers worth tens of thousands of dollars and lied to clients about securing judgments on their behalf, including to one woman ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Victorian man makes tax claim for ‘expensive’ legal bills
A Victorian businessman tried to claim tax credits to cover his legal bills for the “wide and expensive” litigation he was facing.
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Apr 2024
ASIC secures partial win in first greenwashing civil case
While ASIC secured its first greenwashing penalty against investment company Vanguard, a court found some of its submissions were “conceptually flawed”.
BIG LAW • Thu, 28 Mar 2024