Ex-judge faces court on child abuse material charges
A former judge and Melbourne legal academic charged with allegedly revealing child abuse material during a class has faced the Magistrates Court with an application to ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
Judge laments HWL Ebsworth’s lengthy fight with client
Clearly fed up with the lengthy proceedings, a Supreme Court judge has said there appeared to be no end in sight to the fight between HWL Ebsworth and a client it had ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
NSW solicitor tries to have previous workplace wound up
In the five years since he was escorted by police out of a Parramatta law firm, a solicitor has launched proceeding after proceeding but has consistently come up short
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Ex-barrister cleared of contempt conviction still shut out from practice
Despite evidence he was cleared of a criminal contempt conviction, the Queensland Supreme Court confirmed a barrister was not a fit and proper person to hold a practising ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Penalty rates bill risks legal uncertainty, partner says
Penalty rate amendments to the Fair Work Act are long overdue, but the urgency with which it has been drafted and pushed through government could have unintended ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Giggle for Girls ‘directly discriminatory’ of trans woman, court told
As part of her bid to secure damages greater than $10,000, counsel for Roxanne Tickle accused the owner of a “woman’s only” online platform of allegedly having a “wilful ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
‘Not the way litigation works’: Bupa says class action is hopeless
Counsel for Bupa told a court that trying to make sense of the claims about its residential care homes was like “wrestling jelly”.
BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Gender identity questioned in Giggle for Girls appeal
On the first day of a four-day appeal hearing, the company and owner behind a “women-only” social media platform has challenged findings that it discriminated against ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Perth firm has alleged loyalty tested by former client
The loyalty of a Perth-based law firm was called into question by a previous client, which told a court it was troubled by the solicitors’ representation of a former ...
SME LAW • Sun, 03 Aug 2025
