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Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case
A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against running multiple defences alongside the new ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023
Former Qantas employee’s fight against ‘grave injustice’ comes to end
A former Qantas customer service manager’s sexual harassment complaints against the airline has been dismissed, likely putting an end to her decades-long fight for ...
Law student caught with guns makes plea for employment
An aspiring solicitor convicted of possessing unregistered guns has asked a tribunal to approve his employment at a boutique firm.
BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Queensland principal lawyer suspended for false file notes
A Queensland principal lawyer who falsified file notes and dishonestly instructed his solicitor has been suspended.
BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023
Energy Beverages wins ‘Mother’ trademark dispute
The company behind a popular energy drink has blocked a competitor from using a similar trademark following a successful appeal.
Dreamworld class action settles for $26m
A shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over a fatal incident at Dreamworld has settled for $26 million.
WA lawyer hit with ‘aggressive, intimidating’ allegations
A client’s fiery allegations that a West Australian lawyer had been “aggressive, intimidating or abusive” has been dismissed.
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Aug 2023
Support for the Voice shines through Arnold Bloch Leibler’s 70th-year celebration
Amid a celebration for Arnold Bloch Leibler’s 70th year, the Prime Minister of Australia and the firm’s leaders celebrated the upcoming Voice to Parliament vote and urged ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Aug 2023
‘Architect’, co-conspirator of $105m Plutus Payroll scam jailed
Two key members of the Plutus Payroll scheme that robbed the Australian Taxation Office of $105 million have been sentenced.