Fortescue, Element Zero lawyers hurl accusations in tense hearing

Counsel for Fortescue and Element Zero slung accusations about the other’s case in court, including claims of a...

09 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Bruce Lehrmann to stand trial on rape charges

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been committed to stand trial on two counts of

05 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

​More reforms needed in sexual violence trials

Sexual violence trials need increased reform to improve the process for victims, a new study has...

10 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

Unveiling the complexities of jurors in sexual assault trials

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Naomi Neilson sits down with author Claire Baylis to delve into her...

21 July 2023

By Robyn Tongol

What it took to win Australia’s biggest defamation trial

Reflecting on 50 years of experience in defamation law, the lawyer behind the media’s success against Ben...

20 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

What a judge-alone trial in Lehrmann’s defamation case may look like

With Bruce Lehrmann’s highly publicised defamation hearing against Network Ten proceeding without a jury, a legal...

12 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

What to expect from Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation trial

Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the biggest defamation trials in Australia’s history, so what does this mean for...

07 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

ACT prosecutors changed process of sex assault trials, top cop claims

A senior police officer who investigated Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape in Parliament House told an inquiry...

25 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

ACT’s top prosecutor admits ‘mistake’ in sensational trial allegations

Just a day after explosive allegations of a political conspiracy to derail Bruce Lehrmann’s trial were aired in a...

12 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Top prosecutor accused of ‘double standard’ in Lehrmann trial

ACT’s top prosecutor told an inquiry he did not consider stepping away from Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial after he...

10 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Former Qld S-G appointed, Terms of Reference released, for Lehrmann trial inquiry

The ACT has appointed the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal, who also served as the state’s...

02 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘System failure’: Lawyers respond to abandoned 2nd Lehrmann trial

The decision by the ACT DPP to drop the sexual assault charge against former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann means...

02 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Sandvik agrees to acquire Polymathian Industrial Mathematics

Global high-tech engineering group Sandvik has agreed to acquire Australian advanced optimisation software and services...

23 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Influencer awarded $300k in defamation trial

A District Court judge has awarded $300,000 to a Sydney food reviewer and influencer in a defamation case after he was...

04 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Manslaughter trial into Air France crash in 2009 begins

The long-awaited manslaughter trial into the 2009 Air France crash that killed 228 people has begun in

17 October 2022

By Lauren Croft