Victorian Bar commits to fourth Reconciliation Action Plan
The Victorian Bar has commenced its fourth Reconciliation Action Plan with a commitment to continuing its support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lawyers and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Sep 2025
SA solicitor loses judicial review into alleged practising certificate failures
A South Australian practitioner’s judicial review application into a disciplinary decision relating to fee conditions on his practising certificate has been tossed out by ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Lawyer cannot shake vexatious litigant order
Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart, a lawyer who has brought dozens of proceedings against the ACT Law Society, was unable to convince a court to overturn an order declaring him to be ...
SME LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Insights and lessons from the Reynolds v Higgins defamation trial
Several key takeaways emerge from Linda Reynolds’ successful defamation action against Brittany Higgins, including the unpredictability of “high-stakes” law, the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Peach emojis, ‘crazy’ videos and Facebook bans: Social media takes over family law
A quick search of any legal database will bring up dozens of recent cases where the family law system has grappled with social media evidence. For lawyers, this is a ...
SME LAW • Wed, 10 Sep 2025
‘Dangerous, improper’: ACT Law Society criticised for dishonesty accusations
The ACT Law Society was slated for its handling of a disciplinary matter, with a tribunal finding some of its conduct before and during proceedings bordered on the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Harvey Norman hit with class action over ‘interest-free’ loans
Major retailer Harvey Norman will face allegations that it lured customers in with false promises of “interest-free” loans.
SME LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
The Good Guys $13.5m settlement includes cooperation discount
The Federal Court approved the entire $13.5 million settlement figure agreed between The Good Guys and ACCC after earlier flagging that the retail giant may be entitled ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Trainee lawyer bankrupts following dust-up with former workplace
A lawyer’s efforts to derail bankruptcy proceedings brought by his former workplace have fallen apart, including an attempt to have the court appoint local regulatory ...
SME LAW • Mon, 08 Sep 2025
