Jul 4, 2025
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In Larocca v Alvarez & Marsal Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 687 Meek J weaves in some Goldilocks and Oliver Twist quotes.
Jul 3, 2025
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Justice Abraham rules in favour of Walter Sofronoff on the issue of parliamentary privilege in his litigation with the ACT Integrity Commission, Massar Briggs Law ordered to pay indemnity costs for false citations in court documents generated using AI (see [2025] FCA 731).
Jul 2, 2025
The Australian Financial Review compiles data on 10 years of commercial judgments from the NSWSC, VSC and FCA and compares the time taken to deliver judgments by individual judges and the courts as a whole.
Jul 1, 2025
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The jury in Erin Patterson murder trial will be sequestered for their deliberations, Top private firm for Legal Aid NSW raked in $1.6m in the 23/24 financial year.
Jun 30, 2025
Former Dyson Heydon associate Rachael Patterson Collins writes article titled "I was among this disgraced judge’s victims. Attempts to honour him are an insult", Bret Walker SC Dural caravan inquiry advice made public.
Jun 27, 2025
NSWCCA to livestream appeal in R v Kristian White, David McBride lodges HCA special leave application, urgent application for injunction to thwart John Pesutto bailout results in stern words from Justice Michael McDonald.
Jun 26, 2025
Charge-out rates for Maurice Blackburn and Slater + Gordon lawyers revealed in Stallard v Treasury Wine Estates Limited [2025] VSC 368, Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2025] FCA 669 handed down by Rangiah J.
Jun 25, 2025
Justice Rangiah will deliver his decision in the Lattouf v ABC matter today, Kyle and Jackie O reportedly face possible contempt charges over comments made in relation to Erin Patterson's murder trial.
Jun 24, 2025
In MICHELMORE -v- BROWN [No 7] [2025] WASC 247 Solomon J sentences sovereign citizens to 30 days imprisonment, repeated failure to disclose traffic infringements leads to finding of professional misconduct against Qld lawyer Benjamin O'Brien (see [2025] QCAT 190)
Jun 23, 2025
Hmelnitsky J of the NSWSC provides judicial advice re funding of 'BarCare' barrister counselling service in Re Application of the Members of the Management Committee of the Barristers’ Benevolent Association of New South Wales [2025] NSWSC 644.
Jun 20, 2025
It is likely that some part-heard NSW trials will be aborted as a result of flooding at the Downing Centre, with the building likely to be closed for several weeks.
Jun 19, 2025
Gageler CJ notes in Ravbar v Commonwealth of Australia [2025] HCA 25 that "[r]espect for and fidelity to the past decisions of this Court must start with the individuals who are the current members of this Court", Dr Hayley Bennett SC and Judge Paul McGuire SC appointed to NSWSC.