Federal Court of Australia
Walter Sofronoff fails to overturn corruption findings
Former judge Walter Sofronoff was unable to overturn the ACT Integrity Commission’s finding that he engaged in...
12 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘We are beyond talking’: Chief Justice’s message to colleagues on First Nations justice
In a message to the “powerful people” who attended the 2025 Australian Legal Convention, Chief Justice Debra...
09 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lawyer accused of extracting firm data fails to bolster defence
A lawyer who allegedly extracted confidential information from his former workplace and set out to establish a rival...
05 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
BigLaw partner was ‘mere mouthpiece’ for client on rape allegations, court told
Despite her allegations having already been tossed once before, a mining employee persisted with accusations that a...
03 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Class actions must better serve First Nations communities, Chief Justice says
Reflecting on a recent class action involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Chief Justice Debra...
02 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Deloitte forces court into ‘undesirable’ position in NT stolen wages class action
Deloitte won a bid to more than double its costs to administer the Northern Territory stolen wages settlement, but...
25 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Webjet general counsel alleges she was fired for whistleblower complaint
Webjet’s recently ousted general counsel claimed she was fired for alerting the company to alleged...
04 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Solicitors ordered to pay up for short-changing shareholder in shady dealings
Two solicitors behind a wound-up civil law firm were ordered to compensate a shareholder whose stake was dramatically...
04 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Senator allegedly ‘ploughed ahead’ despite evidence of defamation, court told
Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price distributed an allegedly false media release about the Central Land...
21 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Struck-off parents, private investigator: Further details about Sydney solicitor’s dodgy creditor scheme emerge
A recommendation has been made to remove the name of a disgraced legal practitioner due to her conduct in a misleading...
02 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Trainee lawyer bankrupts following dust-up with former workplace
A lawyer’s efforts to derail bankruptcy proceedings brought by his former workplace have fallen apart, including an...
09 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Roberts-Smith’s claim of ‘ambiguity’ towards murders dismissed in costs decision
A costs decision in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation proceedings turned on whether he knew the imputations to be true,...
05 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court remits CBA class action into disclosure failures
Despite the Commonwealth Bank’s partial success on appeal, the Federal Court ordered that a shareholder class action...
05 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ABC, Lattouf clash over size of penalty
Following a tense – and at times useless and confusing – cross-examination of the ABC’s chief people officer,...
04 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Optus apologises for ‘pattern’ of unconscionable conduct
Optus admitted to a failure to act on unconscionable conduct within licensee stores, including one in Mount Isa, which...
03 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court orders firm owner to retain Australian lawyer
The founder of a Kazakhstan-based law firm was ordered to retain an Australian lawyer within one week if he wants to...
28 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Not entertaining that’: Unexpected, confusing claims in Lehrmann appeal
On the second day of the appeal hearing, many parts of the submissions advanced on behalf of Bruce Lehrmann were met...
22 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Claims of ‘improper’ conduct by BigLaw firm dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed a claim that BigLaw firm MinterEllison improperly contacted a woman linked to a sexual...
22 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann’s appeal submissions stump court
Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal hearing opened with a back and forth between his solicitor and the full court on some of her...
21 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The Good Guys’ $13.5m settlement weighed up against ‘prompt’ redress
The Federal Court considered whether The Good Guys’ “prompt” response to its multiple contraventions should be...
19 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson