Top 10 Fair Work and lawyer termination stories in 2024
Over the last 12 months several lawyers were ousted and many of them turned to the Fair Work Commission for compensation. Here we take a look at the top 10 stories ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Dec 2024
Solicitor persists with ‘hopeless’ vendetta against firm
A solicitor has been on a seemingly endless crusade to punish a principal lawyer who called the police to kick him out of a law firm.
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Top 10 class action stories in 2024
There were a lot of major moves in the class action space, including the filing of new proceedings, competitions among firms, and criticisms of “eye-watering” legal costs
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Google hit with adtech class action
Google was hit with a class action by publishing companies that alleged they suffered losses as a result of its misuse of market power in the advertisement technology ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Dec 2024
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
