A little known Australian billionaire is battling a legal action that could cost him hundreds of millions of dollars, while facing separate allegations he berated staff with homosexual slurs.
A road map to improve the experiences of rape complainants has laid bare key goals for justice reform, including specialist sexual assault courts and mandatory rape training for people serving alcohol.
Conwoman Jody Thomson faces a new investigation into whether she fraudulently obtained compensation from a minor car accident by concealing her extensive criminal history.
Where can you get divorced, lodge a complaint against your employer and be declared bankrupt? One court does it all.
William Alstergren was the stockbroking bobsledder who never thought he would become a lawyer, let alone the Chief Justice of one of Australia’s highest courts.
The failure of the Bruce Lehrmann rape trial was merely the most prominent of a series of disasters that have eroded public confidence in the way the justice system deals with sexual assault.
Planned new rules for the crypto sector have been cautiously welcomed by the industry, while lawyers say they could put more pressure on regulators.
Some of Australia’s top lawyers and highest profile identities are due to face off in court cases set to shape the legal landscape in the year ahead.
Privacy consulting in Australia is booming, driven by extra data protection regulations and consumers who expect more, says privacy commissioner turned consultant Anna Johnston.
Australian Federal Police estimates it prevented about $83m being lost to scammers, with at least 100 live cybercrime investigations continuing.
Labor senator Deborah O’Neill says the scandal surrounding consulting giant PwC Australia reveals ‘spiderweb-like global networks’ working to defeat good governance.
The good, the bad and the ugly – 2024 was an eventful year for investors. We look back on the stories which made headlines and broke hearts.
Consumer law cases brought before the courts have rocketed in the past year thanks to an increase in the small claims cap and car loan defaults are a significant cause.
Donald Trump and Michelle Rowland both claim to be committed to freedom of communication, but they have very different ideas about balancing that with the goal of protecting the community from ‘harmful’ information.
An accountant has appeared before the Perth Magistrates court on charges relating to insider trading of shares in mid-tier miner Genesis Minerals.
A lawsuit alleges Johnson & Johnson put ‘profit before people’ by marketing cold and flu tablets containing a drug that is allegedly ineffective at relieving congestion when taken orally.
David Sipina, who promoted the fraudulent Courtenay House Ponzi scheme which left creditors owed more than $50m, has avoided jail time after pleading guilty.
A family lawyer who repeatedly forged her clients’ signatures, lied to one of them when claiming their child had been kidnapped, and misused trust funds has been struck off.
Juries in rape trials can carry false assumptions about sexual consent, a new handbook for judges, police and lawyers says.
Customers who claimed they were pressured into punting on risky trading products have been vindicated after ASIC won a mammoth case against an Australian foreign exchange trader.
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