Courts

High Court dragged into client’s dispute with former lawyer

A woman’s battle with her former lawyer has reached the High Court despite major setbacks at every turn.

25 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Knowmore’s bid to narrow class action trial issues rejected

A legal service accused of negligently advising thousands of institutional child sexual abuse victims has failed in its...

24 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Mary Gaudron’s unfinished challenge to the legal profession

The first woman appointed to the High Court changed what was possible for generations of Australian lawyers. But nearly...

23 September 2026

By Emma Musgrave

Gambling debts, settlement, and a novel legal question: The lessons putting lawyers on notice

A gambling dispute worth thousands has given lawyers a lesson in the limits of contractual settlements, after an NSW...

23 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Federal judge ‘led into error’ was wrong to make lawyer pay up, court rules

A principal solicitor has overturned a personal costs order for a thrown-away case management hearing after his...

23 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Immediate suspension for solicitor charged with firearm offences

An Aboriginal Legal Services lawyer charged with the alleged 3D printing of a firearm had his practising certificate...

22 September 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Justice Rowena Orr named new Victorian Court of Appeal president

The Victorian Attorney-General has welcomed the appointment of a new president of the Victorian Court of Appeal.

17 September 2026

By Matthew Taylor

Mary Gaudron’s career ‘defined by a series of firsts’

The legal profession, cabinet ministers, and the Governor-General have paid tribute to the Honourable Mary Gaudron KC,...

15 September 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Beyond the brief: Reclaiming the lawyer’s public role

Chief Justice Stephen Gageler’s recent inaugural Sugerman Lecture was both a centenary reflection and a challenge:...

14 September 2026

By Nathan Buck

Family law: The order nobody makes

Rule 12.15 would fix family law costs overnight. Ask when you last saw one, writes Dr John Cronin.

31 August 2026

By Dr John Cronin

What the Ashley Klein controversy teaches us about the importance of public confidence

When rule compliance isn’t enough: Even where a specific rule has not been broken, sporting bodies should still...

28 August 2026

By Tiana Bray

The hidden toll of litigation

New research from James Cook University suggests that the processes inherent to litigation can cause lasting damage to...

24 August 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

Statistical theatre: How numbers mislead in the courtroom

A 2012 High Court case exposed a problem every advocate should recognise: the form in which a statistic is presented...

14 August 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

The 10th Man: Institutionalised dissent and the ethics of uncomfortable truths

The 10th Man principle offers a simple corrective: truth does not arise from consensus; it survives because someone...

06 August 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

Smiling, crying, winking: Do emojis have legal effect?

Courts cannot, and should not, attempt to stem the tide of technology and the common use of emojis, writes Daniel...

05 August 2026

By Daniel Furolo

Good faith not a defence to tort arising from unlawful detention

An officer of the Commonwealth detained a non-citizen based on the High Court’s declaration of the law as it stood at...

04 August 2026

By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio

How impactful will the Fair Work Court be?

Here, senior employment and workplace relations lawyers examine the likely implications of the tribunal and whether it...

29 July 2026

By Amelia McNamara

The legal weight of a mental health diagnosis

Mental illness should never be a courtroom gimmick. But too often, it becomes one. In both psychiatry and law, the line...

28 July 2026

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

PM announces new Fair Work Court

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled the creation of a new Fair Work Court, which he says will “resolve...

23 July 2026

By Jerome Doraisamy

AI is flooding courts – but it’s not changing who wins

While AI-generated filings continue to surge through the courts, the principal at Zed Law has warned that the...

08 July 2026

By Grace Robbie