Penn takes issue with ACCC
Andy Penn has hit out at the ACCC’s inquiry into whether the local mobile phone network should be open to all carriers.
Legal Affairs
NAB taps Google to track error
National Australia Bank has been forced to alert 60,000 customers that their details were emailed to wrong accounts.
A commission beyond redemption
Former Human Rights Commissioner Sev Ozdowski has has confirmed what many have long suspected about the AHRC.
Working against gender bias
Two out of three law graduates are women but in the law, men hold nine out of 10 senior appointments.
Clients boycott women at peril
Robert French rejects coercion as a solution to the under-representation of women at the senior ranks of law firms.
Three big firms close gap on G+T
Three law firms have whittled away Gilbert + Tobin’s lead in where women are best placed to become equity partners.
Bowraville on untested ground
Never before has the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal been asked to overturn a murder acquittal twice in the same day.
Veil woman loses court bid
The Muslim woman who refused to remove her veil in court has lost her bid to sue police over claims of assault during a raid.
ACCC won’t rule out banks fight
The competition regulator is weighing further cartel action after a successful settlement with ANZ and Macquarie.
Sims hails Flight Centre win
The competition regulator has its sights on price fixing after the High Court found against Flight Centre.
New chief ends Brandis furore
The Turnbull government has appointed top Melbourne silk Stephen Donaghue QC as the next federal Solicitor-General.
New solicitor-general appointed
Following Justin Gleeson’s resignation in October, the Turnbull government has appointed top silk Stephen Donaghue QC.
Costs fear for Oswals legal rival
A stoush between the tax office and Pankaj and Radhika Oswal has reopened wounds with a former business partner.
Privacy row over new DNA laws
A move towards stronger DNA powers for police across the country has been slammed by Victorian lawyers.
Myer action an ‘abuse of process’
One-man shareholder class-action litigator Mark Elliott has lost his bid to wage a court battle against Myer.
Repeal is only way to fix 18C
In a perfect world, the perverse impact of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act would lead to repeal.
Downward trend won’t be reversed
Most firms aren’t doing much to address the challenge of operating in a declining, hyper-competitive market.
Top judges tend to drift left
In the US the right side of politics has learned to take the selection of top judges very seriously indeed.
Law grads lead jobs surge
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S-G asked if behaviour can stand
Moutia Elzahed might become the first person in NSW charged with contempt for refusing to stand for a judge.
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