Victoria’s new Chief Justice named
A new Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court has been named.
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Convictions set aside for criminal lawyer jailed for fraud
A high-profile criminal solicitor jailed for fraud had his convictions overturned and will face a fresh trial because the primary judge failed to properly consider the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Legal centre demands Legal Aid hand over confidential documents
Frustrated with Legal Aid NSW for an unsuccessful program involving community legal centres, the Marrickville Legal Centre has fought to access confidential information ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Top 10 court stories in 2024
In 2024, the defamation trial brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten was the most followed on Lawyers Weekly, but there were several other court stories that also ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Dec 2024
New judge elected to Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
A judge praised for her “tireless” commitment to the legal profession and the field of family law has been appointed to division one of the Federal Circuit and Family ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Criminal barrister first in decades to become president of Victorian Bar
A criminal barrister has become the first in a “very long time” to be appointed president of the Victorian Bar.
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Top 10 legal disciplinary stories in 2024
Disciplinary proceedings brought against legal practitioners were some of the most-read stories of the year. Here, we take a look back at 10 of them.
BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Dec 2024
Judge ‘troubled’, shock barrister exit on final days of Super Retail Group trial
Closing out Super Retail Group’s dispute with its former company secretaries was a shock exit by a barrister, concerns from the judge about the crux of the case, and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Legal analysis: Deeming victorious in Nazi defamation case but damages come up short
Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming won her defamation fight against Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto. In this analysis, Lawyers Weekly looks at what the court ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Dec 2024
