Criminal justice system partly to blame for historic child sexual abuse
An inquiry examining historic child sexual abuse within Victorian schools has heard of a number of failings committed by the criminal justice system of the time, ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Oct 2023
South Brisbane firm’s $12k demand for fees escalates into $500k counterclaim
What started as an attempt to claim $12,000 in allegedly unpaid fees has snowballed across a number of jurisdictions and now includes allegations of overcharging and a ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Oct 2023
Soldier accuses Defence Department of bringing ‘malicious’ prosecution
A former soldier has accused the Department of Defence of pursuing a malicious prosecution against him more than 20 years ago.
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Oct 2023
Solicitor may face disciplinary action over attempted sale of law firm
A Canberra solicitor engaged to assist in the sale of a law firm could face allegations of professional misconduct.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Court Services Victoria fined $380k for ‘toxic’ workplace
WorkSafe has convicted and fined Court Services Victoria for just under $380,000.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner suffers setback in $15m lawsuit
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who made sensational allegations about Lendlease’s financial statements has had a setback in his plan to sue ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Electric vehicle tax invalid under Constitution, High Court finds
Victorian owners of electric vehicles successfully persuaded a full bench of the High Court that a tax imposed on the kilometres they travelled was invalid under the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Gold Coast lawyer fails to win back $250k in ‘exorbitant’ fees
A principal of a boutique law firm on the Gold Coast, who was found to have “exorbitantly” overcharged an elderly client, failed to overturn an order that he pay back the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Oct 2023
What went wrong with ABC’s public interest defence?
The ABC was ordered to pay a former commando it defamed $390,000 in damages after its public interest defence fell apart – so what exactly went wrong with the national ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Oct 2023
