Journo breached promise to me: BRS ex-lover
Ben Roberts-Smith’s former lover said she suffered “psychiatric harm and acute mental distress” as a result of Nine’s “deliberate, dishonest and unethical” dealings with her.
Legal Affairs
Architect to the stars chases Moufarrige over Bronte mansion
Rob Mills’ firm is chasing a Sydney client for hundreds of thousands of dollars amid a dispute about the renovation of a beachside mansion.
‘Grossly biased’: Law lecturer wears anti-Dutton T-shirt
A UWA law lecturer on Tuesday donned a T-shirt that read ‘good morning to everyone except Peter Dutton’ and delivered a lecture on how it was ‘unfortunate’ the Greens were not a major party.
Timely justice must take priority in ICAC process
One year ago ICAC handed a brief to the Director of Public Prosecutions about former sports minister John Sidoti and he’s still none the wiser. It’s an indictment on the system.
Super Retail CEO spotted with lover at luxury hotel, wife discovered affair via phone check
Super Retail chief Anthony Heraghty was seen touching HR boss Jane Kelly on the thigh at a work event, the pair were spotted checking into a Brisbane hotel and his assistant quit after his wife found phone messages confirming the affair, court documents show.
NT passes ‘toughest bail laws’ after fatal stabbing by teen
The overhaul of bail laws passed without opposition, less than a week after a teen was charged with the murder of an elderly supermarket owner.
Pub baron on his last chance after $500k instalment shortfall
Jon Adgemis has handed over just $100,000 of $600,000 owed to administrators by a May deadline 1, further delaying an agreement to pay his former hospitality staff.
‘You owe me two beers’: Nine journo’s secret text
Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers say new evidence shows that Nine reporter Nick McKenzie passed on to his lawyers a ‘blatant, privileged communication’ that had been sent to the former soldier by his legal team.
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Lawyers face inquiry call over Jewish slurs
Australia’s peak Jewish body wants two lawyers investigated for professional misconduct, saying the messages they exchanged used age-old blood libel tropes to vilify Jews.
Law clerk accuses criminal barrister of touching her breasts
An eminent criminal barrister has been accused of touching the breasts of a law clerk 40 years his junior and pressing himself against her from behind.
Founder of $1bn Mecca empire says ‘joy’ in staying private
The deals makeup brands do with Mecca are a matter for them, Australia’s competition watchdog says, as founder Jo Horgan makes a rare public appearance admiring the start-up mentality.
NZ’s ‘extraordinary’ move delivers Aussie banks big legal win
A move impacting the nation’s biggest class action signals a much closer relationship between business and PM Chris Luxon.
Censor OKs Gender Queer comic for teens
Australia’s censor has approved a comic book that illustrates sex and masturbation, after a two-year legal dispute and a court-ordered review.
Medtech scientist’s court fight against Victorian VC fund fizzles
An extraordinary blow-up by the founder of a medtech company against Victoria’s $2bn venture capital fund over funding and governance has abruptly ended.
Religious freedoms at risk under Greens
Big changes are in store on religious education and freedoms if Adam Bandt’s Green get to have their say.
Journo’s response ‘is a pyramid of lies’
Nine reporter Nick McKenzie ‘threw his lawyers under the bus’ by suggesting they knew he’d been given privileged information but done nothing about it, a court has heard.
Caseload retreat by DPP risks ‘anarchy’
The ACT prosecution office will no longer handle matters such as construction violations and animal protection offences, in a move which has been criticised for creating a possible state of ‘anarchy’.
Young lawyers bemoan conditions and pay
The next generation of legal minds is at risk of leaving the profession because they feel mistreated, overworked and underpaid, a new report says.
Lendlease whistleblower without a lawyer for June hearing
Lendlease whistleblower Tony Watson needs a lawyer, after the courts knocked back his application for assistance, as he faces down with a high-powered opposition.
Contract rigging and cartel conduct findings against mining services firm
A Queensland mining services company and its chairman are facing huge fines after being found guilty of cartel conduct, including attempting to rig a multimillion-dollar tender.
Top legal talent crowned in best lawyers list
The latest legal rankings are out with one law firm named as the best, and Brisbane rivalling Sydney for talent. See the full lists of this year’s top lawyers and rising stars.
Rape prosecutor accused of ‘coaching’ complainant
The shocking details of a sex assault case in which a prosecutor was accused of ‘coaching’ the complainant have been laid bare.
Star drops on return to ASX ahead of court fight
The troubled casino operator has made a rocky return to the ASX after securing much needed funding, as it prepares to take on Australia’s financial crimes watchdog in court.
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Ex-BlackBay partner sacked for ‘serious misconduct’
Justin Carroll was dismissed for ‘serious misconduct’, including anti-Semitic slurs to describe clients and ‘sexist and misogynistic’ language about female colleagues.
US court rejects Sydney sports bet king’s suit against American exec
A US court has thrown out all claims made in a lawsuit launched by floundering Australian sports betting company PlayUp against a former key American executive.
‘Appropriate action’ looms after uni lecturer’s walkout ‘threat’
University of Queensland will take ‘appropriate action’ after an academic suggested students who allegedly walked out of her law lectures over Indigenous issues would struggle to get jobs.
Regulators turning the screws on RAMS
Westpac has moved to shut down RAMS, with concerns its lending subsidiary wrote bad loans now seeing the banking major embroiled in regulatory probes.
Landmark trans ruling ‘could rewrite the law’
A landmark judgment that stripped custody from a mother who wished to give her 12-year-old puberty blockers threatens to undo precedents allowing treatment for children without court intervention, a former Family Court judge says.
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Lawyers’ messages of hate exposed
A slew of horrifying anti-Semitic slurs and bizarre conspiracy theories exchanged between two senior lawyers as they plot to leave a prominent Sydney defamation law firm has been revealed.
Top Australian judge quits Hong Kong court
Robert French’s resignation comes amid a years-long exodus of overseas jurists.
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