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A quiet revolution has taken place involving Australia’s prosecution of criminal offences under the Corporations and ASIC acts.

It’s the vibe: Federal Court’s new powers to hear criminal cases raise eyebrows

In the refined and polished corridors of the Federal Court, a quiet change has occurred that could flip financial crime prosecutions on their head.

  • Sarah Danckert

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Peter Dutton is receiving assistance from Melbourne commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Dutton’s mysterious free legal advice from prominent Melbourne firm

The opposition leader is receiving “ongoing legal assistance” from a firm that opposed him on the Voice to parliament.

  • Patrick Begley
The new DPC general Counsel will be one of the state’s best paid public servants.

The WA premier’s new go-to lawyer will be paid more than him

The Department of Premier and Cabinet’s new in-house lawyer will be one of the highest-paid public servants in the state, eclipsing the salary of the premier himself.

  • Hamish Hastie
Financial abuse by a partner or ex-partner can have prolonged impact.

It’s the domestic abuser’s hidden weapon. But if you wield it, your time’s up

Financial abuse is a form of intimate-partner violence, but now perpetrators and their facilitators are on notice: with unanimous support from a parliamentary committee, reform is coming.

  • Deborah O'Neill
Tom Hughes KC photographed in 2005.

Legendary Australian barrister and politician Tom Hughes dies aged 101

The former federal attorney-general and top silk appeared in a series of high-profile defamation cases.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
The noise dispute involved neighbours on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The feuding northern beaches neighbours and the morning yoga session

Chloe found a clever solution to take the heat out of a noise dispute. But other Sydneysiders might not be so lucky.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
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Brisbane divorce lawyer Mills John Kirin in a promotional video on his website.

Brisbane divorce lawyer reprimanded over ‘offensive’ DV comments

Among the language in his emails were descriptions of another lawyer’s client as “postnatally depressed”, along with a suggestion she was “wandering the earth” with his client’s daughter.

  • Sean Parnell
Lawyer John Atanaskovic in 2018.

Sydney law firm hit with $185,000 penalty over workplace breaches

A former manager at Atanaskovic Hartnell took her employer to court over unpaid entitlements and a failure to provide a safe workplace.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Sharni Sinclair said the 18-month ordeal to receive WorkCover payments have left her on the brink of homelessness.

Sharni was in hospital recovering from a miscarriage. She was told to keep working

Sharni Sinclair was phoned multiple times as she mourned the loss of her unborn child and struggled with medical complications.

  • Amber Schultz
Anthony Grant is facing more than a dozen drug-related charges but was granted bail on Monday due to fears for his safety in prison.

Magistrate who mimicked interpreter’s accent to have sensitivity counselling

A watchdog has ruled a Victorian magistrate portrayed a culturally insensitive stereotype and his conduct lacked professionalism and respect.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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