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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Law clerk alleges workplace sexual harassment by barrister
A barrister working out of a boutique criminal law firm in Perth has been accused of sexual harassment by a law clerk...
01 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Mining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer ‘gaslighting’ claims
A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been...
09 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
New judges appointed to Federal Court and FCFCOA
Six new judges have been appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA), with one judge...
13 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
Solicitor ‘deliberately’ breached Harman undertaking
A solicitor with a South Australian boutique firm was found to have deliberately breached the Harman undertaking by...
06 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Doomed to fail’: Solicitor pushes ahead with futile claims against law firm
Apparently not dissuaded from being shut down and criticised by multiple courts and the Fair Work Commission, a...
05 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Courtroom pups set to support more FCFCOA registries
Following its success in the Melbourne and Hobart registries, the Court Dog Program is set to expand into three new...
21 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Inferior court’ label should be abolished, High Court says
For two High Court justices, a decision on a judge’s immunity made it clear it was time for Australia to move on from...
14 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judge Salvatore Vasta wins immunity from civil suits
The High Court has decided whether Judge Salvatore Vasta should have judicial immunity from civil lawsuits after a...
12 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ChatGPT blunder sees lawyer referred to regulator
A lawyer has been referred to a disciplinary regulator for filing two documents that relied on “non-existent”...
04 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
CEO, principal registrar reappointed to FCFCOA
David Pringle PSM will serve another five years as CEO and principal registrar of divisions one and two of the Federal...
31 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
AAT member criticised for ‘significant’ cut and paste in immigration matter
A tribunal member was caught out for the “significant” copying and pasting in a decision to toss an international...
16 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Counsel referred to disciplinary body for ‘woeful’ conduct
A Federal Court referred a barrister to the Legal Services Commissioner for his “woeful preparation” in parenting...
13 January 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Partner wrongly accused of ‘gaslighting’ woman about Rio Tinto rape
A former employee of a mining company that operated under the Rio Tinto umbrella accused a partner from a major firm of...
18 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
New judge elected to Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
A judge praised for her “tireless” commitment to the legal profession and the field of family law has been...
17 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Woman’s legal fee fight with SA firm spans multiple courts
A woman’s fight with a South Australian boutique law firm was shut down by the Federal Court – but not before her...
21 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge’s ‘copy-and-paste job’ gives Sydney firm a second chance
A Sydney law firm will have another chance to defend itself against alleged breaches of the Fair Work Act because of...
11 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge’s Fair Work penalty ‘inadequate’, union says
A construction union accused a federal judge of imposing too light a sentence on a Canberra painting business that was...
16 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Barrister accused of negligence protected by immunity
A Victorian barrister accused of allegedly damaging his client’s parenting dispute has been protected from a...
10 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
3 new judges appointed to FCFCOA
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named three new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia...
09 September 2024
By Grace Robbie
12 new judges appointed to FCFCOA
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named 12 new judges for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, three of...
06 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
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