AI ban in NSW courtrooms bends to pressure
With just under a week before the NSW Supreme Court’s GenAI ban comes into effect, the Chief Justice has issued an amendment that has addressed some criticism raised by ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2025
The common ‘pitfalls’ in appealed judgments
Saying too little, too much, or saying it incorrectly are some of the common pitfalls in judgments that are picked apart by appeal benches.
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Fed-up judge makes order to hinder law firm
A law firm has been prevented from easily filing material in the Federal Court after a long history of receiving criticisms, including for once throwing allegations ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Jan 2025
WA solicitor banned from practice for ‘grossly careless’ submissions
A criminal solicitor who conned his client and the court out of costs has been banned from practising for seven months.
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Curiosity on judicial hires, independence a ‘threat’ to system
With Australia’s inherited justice system the way it is, an academic says asking the “hard” questions about a judge’s experience and competency is a risk many tend to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jan 2025
‘Non-practising’ lawyer found to be ‘detriment’ in unfair dismissal case
The involvement of a lawyer in an unfair dismissal matter was found to be a “detriment” to a personal care assistant, despite his insistence he was not practising as a ...
SME LAW • Thu, 23 Jan 2025
‘Disgrace’: Union’s legal team chastised for abandoning member
The legal team behind a workplace union was criticised by the Fair Work Commission for leaving one of its illiterate members “high and dry” just one business day before ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Jan 2025
‘Bewildering’: Prosecutor turns to Fair Work for $1 raise
The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions was criticised for its “baffling and frustrating” lack of progression guidelines, which forced a highly skilled prosecutor to ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Jan 2025
National firm not liable in employee’s alleged rape
A law firm fought against compensating an employee who alleged she was raped while attending a work event.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Jan 2025
