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High-profile criminal lawyer fails to scrap $130k bankruptcy notice
High-profile criminal lawyer Zali Burrows has failed to fend off a bankruptcy notice over a $130,000 legal bill.
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Jun 2023
Brisbane firm defends itself against invoice stoush
A Brisbane firm has had to defend itself against a former client who claimed she could not contest her invoices over fears she would be left to deal with a Family Court ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Jun 2023
What a judge-alone trial in Lehrmann’s defamation case may look like
With Bruce Lehrmann’s highly publicised defamation hearing against Network Ten proceeding without a jury, a legal expert has weighed in on what to now expect from the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Jun 2023
Former prisoner’s ‘unusual’ case against major compensation firm
A Supreme Court said it was faced with an “unusual” matter when a former prisoner attempted to bring disciplinary proceedings against one of Australia’s biggest ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
Child abuser slammed for ‘back-door’ action against Victoria Legal Aid
A convicted child abuser has been criticised by a Supreme Court for launching proceedings against Victoria Legal Aid.
BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
Law Society owed $30k after attempt to sue deceased solicitor
A man who attempted to bring proceedings against a deceased solicitor has been ordered to hand over $30,000 to the NSW Law Society following a number of unsuccessful ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
What to expect from Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the biggest defamation trials in Australia’s history, so what does this mean for the future of the media landscape, potential criminal ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Calls for wrongful conviction body following Folbigg pardon
As Kathleen Folbigg enjoys her first days of freedom after 20 years behind bars, a national association of lawyers has called for an independent body to investigate ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Insignia investors allege they were misled over insider trading claims
Eight years after news broke that a senior employee with Insignia Financial Limited was allegedly involved in an insider trading plot, hundreds of investors have taken ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Jun 2023