Environmental Defenders Office should give Santos material on ‘flawed’ expert evidence, court told

Santos demanded the Environmental Defenders Office hand over material that may reveal its role in presenting evidence to a court that was fabricated by expert witnesses ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2024

‘Disastrous’: No body, no parole laws unfair to innocent prisoners, Folbigg says

NSW’s “no body, no parole” laws have been slammed as “disastrous” by Kathleen Folbigg, the woman who spent 20 years behind bars for the wrongful conviction for the death ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Jun 2024

Drug-dealing government lawyer to be struck from roll

A Queensland prosecutor said he began using and dealing drugs to cope with the trauma of working with child sex offenders.

BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jun 2024

Lawyer, counsel accused of giving ‘false, misleading’ medical evidence to court

A man’s allegations that a barrister and lawyer presented false and misleading evidence is reliant on him fronting $15,000 to a court.

BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Jun 2024

Disciplinary shadow hangs over barrister’s work on estate

A lawyer has stepped away from an estate matter over concerns his involvement could trigger disciplinary action.

BIG LAW • Sun, 09 Jun 2024

Ousted solicitor and fake lawyer team up to fight injunction orders

A legal services board has asked a court to permanently restrain a former solicitor and a man who allegedly masqueraded as a lawyer from associating themselves with a ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Officials behind failed robodebt scheme escape investigation by corruption body

A corruption body will not investigate six public officials for their roles in the “crude and cruel” robodebt system.

BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024

Crypto company dodges penalty after consulting top firm

A cryptocurrency exchange avoided a significant penalty for offering a financial product without a licence because it turned to a top firm.

BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Jun 2024

eSafety abandons case against Elon Musk’s X Corp

The eSafety Commissioner has abandoned its court action against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X Corp, over its failure to take down the violent video of the Wakeley ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2024