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High Court hands down 4 decisions, Moira Deeming wins defamation case against John Pesutto, top-tier firms are cutting lawyer numbers.

Deeming v Pesutto decision today

Justice O'Callaghan will deliver judgment in the Moira Deeming v John Pesutto matter, complaint against Justice Rofe by Julian Fidge's lawyers PJ O'Brien & Associates dismissed

Justice Perry on AI

Justice Melissa Perry of the Federal Court delivers speech titled "Technology without borders: Global co-operation and domestic impacts", Essure/Bayer class action unsuccessful in Victorian Supreme Court, Pesutto / Deeming decision to be handed down tomorrow

High Court to hear CFMEU matter today

Today the High Court is hearing the matter of Ravbar & Anor v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors, Australian academic Armin Alimardani conducts empirical study on usage of AI in law student assignment

Raygun issues legal threat

Lawyers for Olympic breakdancer Rachel Gunn have issued a legal threat which has resulted in the cancellation of performances at comedy festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and Edinburgh, Woolworths succeeds in Fair Work Commission against United Workers Union.

Nicholas Owens SC to join FCA

8 Federal Court appointments announced today - the Hon Justice Samuel Vandongen, Mr Cameron Moore SC, Mr Nicholas Owens SC, Professor James Stellios, Ms Houda Younan SC, Ms Elizabeth Bennett SC, Ms Erin Longbottom KC and Ms Amelia Wheatley KC

Gageler CJ on state of the judicature

Gageler CJ's speech titled "The State of the Australian Judicature in 2024" has been published online, VIC OPP cops a lashing from FWC in matter involving prosecutor Alexander Lew.

New Chief Justice for TAS

Chris Shanahan SC from Murray Chambers in WA has been appointed as the replacement for the Hon Alan Blow AO, Coles and Woolworths lodge documents in case brought by ACCC.

New report into judicial independence

The Australian Judicial Officers Association has published a report by Dr. Jessica Kerr, which it commissioned, on judicial independence in Australia, Uber class action $271m settlement approved by Justice Patricia Matthews of the Victorian Supreme Court.

140 bills passed this year

The federal government has passed 140 bills this year, 30 of those being passed late last week, Merivale class action settles for just under $20m, Austlii Black Friday sale.

Tom Hughes AO KC dies

Former Federal Attorney General and prominent barrister Tom Hughes has passed away at the age of 101, EDO to pay $9m in indemnity costs to Santos.