Federal Court of Australia
Erudite Legal highlights difficulty in dealing with self-represented litigants, judge says
The controversial legal battle between the Victorian Legal Services Board and the people behind Erudite Legal made its...
16 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Media lawyers face referral to registrar for contempt of court
Counsel for those who made complaints to the ABC about Antoinette Lattouf has asked the Federal Court to refer two...
15 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Melbourne firm busted using AI-fabricated citations
A Melbourne law firm was caught using citations in court documents that were fabricated by generative artificial...
07 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judge says professional ethics may be waning
Although hopeful lawyers continue to have a “real desire” to maintain professional values and their ethical...
02 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Win but no costs for firm trying to recover $84k
A court has sided with a Melbourne firm in its fight with a former client over $84,000 in unpaid fees, but costs were...
30 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
More recusals plague Federal Court action against Erudite Legal
The three directors of the notorious law firm Erudite Legal made their third recusal application, less than a month...
20 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Disciplined lawyers will team up against legal board, court told
During oral submissions into an alleged duty judge conspiracy, the man behind the controversial Erudite Legal firm...
16 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Westpac responds to claims it ignored suspected fraud at RAMS franchises
Westpac responded to a number of sensational allegations made by its head of audit, risk and compliance, including that...
16 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lovisa class action may run as ‘regular proceeding’
Lawyers behind an employment case against Lovisa flagged they are open to the possibility of moving outside the scope...
17 March 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
Federal Court CEO and principal registrar reappointed
The chief executive and principal registrar of the Federal Court of Australia, Sia Lagos, has been reappointed for a...
13 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
Details of alleged settlement for ousted chief legal counsel to stay secret
A chief legal counsel ousted from Super Retail Group has failed to convince a court to toss out a suppression order...
12 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Tesla facing class action over ‘phantom braking’
Disappointed Australian Tesla owners have initiated a class action against Elon Musk’s company, alleging that Tesla...
26 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
Telstra to face penalties for misleading broadband speeds
Telstra will soon be penalised for misleading over 15,000 of its Belong customers about the speed of its internet...
24 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Judge disqualified for unusual conflict prior to bench
A Federal Court judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a proceeding he was recently involved in as senior...
24 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
In-house lawyer alleges CEO engaged in pattern of ‘unwanted sexual advances’
A legal counsel of software company Dovetail has accused the co-founder and CEO of persistent and unwanted sexual...
13 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Red flags and red suitcases’: ASIC alleges Star turned blind eye to suspicious activity
The month before Star Sydney renewed its relationship with the controversial Suncity junket, senior management –...
12 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Star casino execs aware of gambling ‘red flags’, court told
On the first day of a lengthy trial, lawyers for ASIC accused the executives behind Star casino of having “more than...
11 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Appeal frees insurer from costs of compensating Knox Grammar’s sexual abuse victims
Under a landmark appeal, the Uniting Church can no longer rely on its insurance with Allianz Australia to cover the...
10 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Nine Network pays $3m to Indigenous group members for ‘distressing’ articles
Under a newly approved settlement scheme, Nine Network will pay group members of the Wotton class action $3,000,000 for...
05 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson