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A self-professed expert in migration law has been handed a personal costs order for his courtroom conduct, including the inappropriate use of generative artificial intelligence.

A former justice of the High Court of Australia has passed away, with several legal bodies commemorating his service to the profession.

Attorney-General Dr Tony Buti has appointed a new judge to the District Court of Western Australia.

Further to the Federal Court’s landmark compensation ruling earlier this year, Fortescue Mining has joined the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation and the state of Western Australia in launching its own appeal against the decision.

The Federal Court has cleared the way for an Australian Defence Force class action that alleged systemic sex discrimination and sexual harassment against female members.

A Sydney lawyer who falsified a document to secure a $150 million bank loan had her practising certificate cancelled.

Gordon Legal is seeking to secure compensation for the 2,800 account holders whose superannuation took a hit with the collapse of Macquarie’s Shield Master Fund.

South Australia-based law firm Mellor Olsson has welcomed an experienced intellectual property and technology lawyer to its partnership.

A Melbourne-based boutique workplace relations law firm is expanding its practice through the incorporation of a fellow Melbourne employment and workplace law boutique firm.

The Law Council of Australia has called for children’s best interests to remain the focus of family law reform, along with securing funding for initiatives such as the Lighthouse Program and Evatt List.