While handing down the six-year jail sentence for Cardinal George Pell, Chief Judge Peter Kidd of the County Court of Victoria explained that the live broadcasting of the sentencing hearing was done in accordance with “transparent and open justice” - something the Law Council of Australia has fully supported.
Clayton Utz has advised rail freight company Pacific National on its development of a freight hub in Western Sydney.
A “bumper” 2018 and strong investor appetite in 2019 paint a positive picture of mergers and acquisition activity in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Herbert Smith Freehills.
The Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal has appointed its newest sessional member.
One of Cardinal George Pell’s victims, as well as numerous legal practitioners, have responded to yesterday’s sentencing hearing in the County Court of Victoria.
The High Court of Australia has ruled on the Timber Creek case, handing down its first ever decision regarding a native title compensation appeal.
Western Sydney law firm Coleman Greig has once again thrown its support behind women in business, this time at a lunch event in honour of International Women’s Day that featured the Honourable Julie Bishop MP.
Mills Oakley has boosted its national insurance practice offering by nabbing a partner from a fellow national firm.
Gilbert + Tobin has advised Talison Lithium Australia in a dispute surrounding the commercial arrangement for the operation of a Western Australian mine south of Perth.
Townsville is Queensland’s largest regional centre, and the federal government needs to urgently ensure a permanent judge for the Federal Circuit Court is in place for the flood-ravaged community, argues the Law Council of Australia.
