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The High Court refused to revisit a failed damages claim arising from negligent legal advice on a pre-marriage financial agreement.

In what was lauded as a win for freedom of political expression, proceedings filed against an SBS newsreader for social media posts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have come to an end.

Macpherson Kelley has bolstered its property practice with the appointment of an experienced commercial principal lawyer.

Chief Justice Stephen Gageler’s recent inaugural Sugerman Lecture was both a centenary reflection and a challenge: the rule of law is sustained not by institutions alone, but by lawyers who recognise responsibilities extending beyond the immediate interests of a client, writes Nathan Buck.

A bar association has criticised a King’s Counsel for publicly blaming Victoria’s “out of control” crime rate on what he claimed was politically motivated judicial appointments.

National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery is opening a representative office in New York, making it the only Australian law firm to have a dedicated presence in the United States.

Further orders have been made to preserve assets linked to an NSW accountant and former solicitor following ASIC’s successful application for provisional liquidators.

Attorney-General Dr Tony Buti has announced the appointment of a magistrate to the Magistrates Court and Children’s Court of Western Australia.

The drawn-out dispute between the Timor-Leste government and an Australian energy company has come to an end with the latter’s failure to provide $1.3 million in security for costs.

Off the back of the My Feed, My Way legislation, Carter Capner Law is investigating a class action against Meta.