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Magistrate booted from trial after clash with ‘unacceptably rude’ lawyer
An NSW magistrate was removed from a trial over “deeply sarcastic and critical” remarks he made towards a defence lawyer, but transcripts of a three-day hearing revealed ...
SME LAW • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Fake barrister skimmed $30k off client’s settlement
A fake barrister condemned for his “web of lies and deceit” walked away with $30,000 of one client’s money and gave such incorrect advice to a second client that she and ...
SME LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Alucobond class action begins
Footage of “flaming bits of building” falling onto people was shown to a court in a class action that has demanded manufacturers cough up compensation for allegedly ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Consumer protections incoming for aviation industry
The federal government will introduce an Aviation Industry Ombudsman Scheme and a Charter of Customer Rights to better enforce consumer protections in the airline sector
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Ex-cop with ‘insatiable’ appetite for court on verge of becoming vexatious litigant
A former police officer kicked out after assault convictions may be declared a vexatious litigant after his latest proceedings brought a full court bench together to hear ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
High Court decision a ‘game changer’ for corporate fraudsters
Those behind predatory business models may be held liable after a High Court’s landmark decision on corporate wrongdoing.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Fourtree Lawyers fires pregnant paralegal in ‘inappropriate’ meeting
Facing an “obvious” power imbalance and with very little support, a pregnant paralegal was terminated by Fourtree Lawyers in a method deemed to have been “inappropriate ...
SME LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Judgment a ‘great win’ for transgender women
In a “great win” for transgender Australian women, the Federal Court found a “women’s only” social media platform discriminated against a user because she did not look ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Worker’s retainer with law firm hinders Fair Work application
A chicken factory worker fired for allegedly hitting a woman was unable to convince the Fair Work Commission his termination was unfair partly because he had retained a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024