Ellie Dudley

Ellie DudleyLegal Affairs Correspondent

Ellie Dudley is the legal affairs correspondent at The Australian covering courts, crime, and changes to the legal industry. She was previously a reporter on the NSW desk and, before that, one of the newspaper’s cadets.

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‘Unashamed’: How this lawyer plans to cash in on Australia

The London lawyer spearheading a huge class action against BHP says he will fight for Indigenous Australians’ cultural heritage as he plans to triple staffing in his new Sydney office.

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ExclusiveWorld

‘Hero of the Arabs’: barrister praises Nasrallah

A Sydney barrister who celebrated the slain Hezbollah leader for being ‘on the right side of history’ says he will continue to support anyone who fights ‘against Israeli oppression’.

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Cost of living electionPolitics

Albanese Copacabana 4 million mansion 4x3

Buying into trouble: Albanese’s political judgment on a cliff edge

Anthony Albanese has been forced to deny he is contemplating life after politics just months before an election campaign, after paying $4.3m for a clifftop house on the NSW central coast where he will live with future wife Jodie Haydon.

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COURTSNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. AUGUST 7, 2023: Archive - Shane Drumgold Press conference 2/12/2022. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bar drops 11 Drumgold misconduct complaints

The ACT Bar Association has found there is ‘no reasonable likelihood’ that former chief prosecutor Shane Drumgold could be found guilty of professional misconduct.

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COURTSNation

Bruce Lehrmann leaving the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney after the Judge handed down his verdict in favour of Lisa Wilkinson and Channel 10 in LehrmannÃs defamation case. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

‘Only Fans’: Lehrmann’s lawyer details his grim job prospects

The ruling that found Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins left him as ‘Australia’s most hated man’ and was so devastating he will be unable to find a job locally or overseas, the Federal Court has heard.

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ExclusiveIndigenous

Yes campaign ‘obsessed’ with misinformation, failed to engage

Prominent lawyers condemn claims a misinformation bill could have helped secure a voice victory, with one supporter alleging the Yes side pushed untruths.

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INQUIRERInquirer

Lawfluencer Denny Katidis pictured in Sydney on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Katidis is among dozens of young corporate workers making cash on the side through their TikTok and Instagram followings. Picture: Nikki Short

Inside the rise of the TikTok lawyer

Are you a lawyer battling the cost of living crisis? Do you want to boost your personal profile, or help junior talent with career advice? Well, do I have the side hustle for you.

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Ipso factoCommentary

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 18TH, 2021: Exterior of Channel Seven, Docklands, Melbourne. Seven West Kerry Stokes-backed media firm Seven West is taking global convenience chain 7-Eleven to court to try to prevent the company from using 'SEVEN' branding. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Nicki Connolly

Seven case signals a showdown about court secrecy

Open justice battle brews in Federal Court; new environment partner for Maddocks, and misconduct complaints against NSW barristers explode | Read Ipso Facto

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FEDERAL COURT FIGHTMedia

Seven moves to bury ‘humiliating’ docs in case with ex-producer

An ex-Spotlight producer is locked in a battle with her former employer over whether ‘embarrassing’ documents containing the network’s ‘dirty linen’ should be aired publicly.

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The Red Mass for the commencement of the 2016 Law Year held at St James Anglican Church, Sydney. Picture Cameron Richardson.

Trauma-informed justice: New 200-page guidebook for judges to go woke

Judges should be ‘culturally competent’ when dealing with Indigenous defendants, and consider ‘clear Islamic moral and ethical guidelines’ when ruling on cases that involve Muslims, says a new manual exploring ‘therapeutic jurisprudence’.

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