Fake barrister skimmed $30k off client’s settlement

A fake barrister condemned for his “web of lies and deceit” walked away with $30,000 of one client’s money and gave such incorrect advice to a second client that she and ...

SME LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Alucobond class action begins

Footage of “flaming bits of building” falling onto people was shown to a court in a class action that has demanded manufacturers cough up compensation for allegedly ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Consumer protections incoming for aviation industry

The federal government will introduce an Aviation Industry Ombudsman Scheme and a Charter of Customer Rights to better enforce consumer protections in the airline sector

BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024

High Court decision a ‘game changer’ for corporate fraudsters

Those behind predatory business models may be held liable after a High Court’s landmark decision on corporate wrongdoing.

BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Ex-cop with ‘insatiable’ appetite for court on verge of becoming vexatious litigant

A former police officer kicked out after assault convictions may be declared a vexatious litigant after his latest proceedings brought a full court bench together to hear ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Fourtree Lawyers fires pregnant paralegal in ‘inappropriate’ meeting

Facing an “obvious” power imbalance and with very little support, a pregnant paralegal was terminated by Fourtree Lawyers in a method deemed to have been “inappropriate ...

SME LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024

Judgment a ‘great win’ for transgender women

In a “great win” for transgender Australian women, the Federal Court found a “women’s only” social media platform discriminated against a user because she did not look ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024

Worker’s retainer with law firm hinders Fair Work application

A chicken factory worker fired for allegedly hitting a woman was unable to convince the Fair Work Commission his termination was unfair partly because he had retained a ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024

Retailer slammed for bid to hide skirmish with chief legal officer

Amid attempts to suppress the media interest in a highly public dispute with its former chief legal officer, a major retailer tried to have a law firm thrown out of ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024