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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.
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Daily wrap
More than 30 Australian laws changed overnight. Here's what's new - ABC News
‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegations [SMH paywall]
Former Australian troops accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan will not face prosecution over two notorious alleged war crimes.
The Miss World contestant and the $19 million Sydney inheritance fight [SMH paywall]
A multimillion-dollar home on Sydney’s northern beaches is one of the assets at the centre of a messy court battle.
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Lives and Times of Judges - A Podcast Series - Federal Court of Australia (now available on Spotify)
The trailblazing ex-judge with a ‘body building’ regime … at 91 [The Australian paywall]
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International
Black Friday Special - Free access to legal resources @austlii TODAY ... and every other day 😁
— AustLII (@austlii)
2:43 AM • Nov 29, 2024
Queensland Supreme Court ruling yesterday that a statutory ban on prisoners receiving assisted reproductive technology extends to banning a 33-year-old prisoner (due to be released when she is 41) having her eggs frozen: classic.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/Q…
— Jeremy Gans (@jeremy_gans)
3:32 AM • Nov 29, 2024
“There is no public register of private prosecutions [in England and Wales] - but it is widely thought there could be about 300,000 such cases a year.”
— Dr Paul McGorrery (@paulmcgorrery)
9:36 PM • Nov 28, 2024
This gem sits under the glass on the counsels’ table at the Nebraska Supreme Court. “Please stop calling us ‘You guys’.”
— Paul Weitzel (@IThinkIAgree)
10:48 PM • Nov 27, 2024
NSD349/2023 - ROSE & ORS v THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AGED CARE & ORS
Justice Katzman will conduct an interlocutory hearing in this matter Monday, 2 Dec 2024 at 10:15am AEDT.
To observe, access the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
#fca#auslaw
— Federal Court of Australia (@fedcourtau)
1:30 AM • Nov 29, 2024
Submissions (85 of them) to the NSW Sentencing Council’s (@NSWSentCouncil) review on good character in sentencing are now live on their website.
— Dr Paul McGorrery (@paulmcgorrery)
10:12 AM • Dec 1, 2024
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