Latest Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

The Bar 25 June 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAttorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges...

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named two senior counsel as judges of the Federal Court of Australia, while a firm...

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The Bar 28 May 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy2 barristers appointed to Federal Circuit and Family Court

Two barristers, practising in Melbourne and Brisbane, respectively, have been called to the bench as judges of the...

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Politics 19 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyDreyfus: ‘There is a crisis of male violence in Australia’

Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...

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Big Law 04 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonBoutique firm penalised for underpaying staff

A Bankstown law firm has been hit with pecuniary penalties after it failed to pay an employee the minimum wage.

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Big Law 22 February 2024 ByNaomi Neilson‘Deficiencies’ in bankruptcy process for struck-off solicitor,...

A Federal Court judge says the move from paper filing to electronic systems has allowed a former solicitor’s...

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The Bar 07 February 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyFormer Law Council president appointed FCFCOA judge

Tass Liveris, who was the 2022 president of the Law Council of Australia and president of the Law Society of the...

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The Bar 12 January 2024 ByKeith Ford‘Finfluencer’ infringed trademark, court finds

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has determined that a financial adviser and finfluencer infringed the...

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The Bar 10 August 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyFCFCOA appoints director of family violence and Indigenous programs

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has appointed the former chief executive of Full Stop Australia to...

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The Bar 22 June 2023 ByLauren CroftOver 80 federal judges travel to Alice Springs for ‘rare and...

Judges from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) have travelled to Alice Springs to listen and...

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Big Law 20 April 2023 ByJess Feyder‘There’s been a shift in the role of the family lawyer,’ says...

Changes to the family court system have led to a shift in the practice of family law, says senior judicial registrar...

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