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Ben Roberts-Smith decision today
There will be a livestream from 10:15am AEST of the FCAFC handing down a decision in the Ben Roberts-Smith matter, HCA to continue hearing NSW light rail appeal.
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Slater + Gordon warned payroll manager behind email attack, documents reveal [The Australian paywall]
Slater + Gordon was told within half an hour of becoming the victim of a malicious email attack that the culprit might be its former payroll manager, Bridgett Maddox, a convicted fraudster, according to documents filed in a lawsuit against the firm.
Slater and Gordon knew about fraudster’s history, lawsuit alleges [AFR paywall]
Former chief people officer Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen also claims the firm was aware that Bridgett Maddox had attempted to access internal systems after she was suspended.
Businesses take Transport NSW to High Court over light rail build - ABC News
Juror discharged in Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial - ABC News
Judge reveals ‘grave concerns’ in NSW strip search class action case | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
‘Sharpen the pencils’ Defence told contractors amid lawsuit [The Australian paywall]
“They’ll both be hating on you guys,” a Defence official allegedly told Spotless and Ventia’s competition according to Australia’s competition cop, which is attempting to land a cartel prosecution.
‘Battle of the dictionaries’: Private school’s co-ed fight hinges on definition of ‘youth’ [SMH paywall]
A court has been shown 19th-century documents, dictionary definitions and newspaper articles in a fight over a plan to admit girls to Newington College.
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FCAFC Ben Roberts-Smith decision live stream from 10:15am AEST - Federal Court of Australia - YouTube
Corporations Proceedings in the Federal Court | Commercial & Corporations NPA Seminar - YouTube
The High Court will tomorrow continue to hear the appeals in Hunt Leather Pty Ltd ACN 000745960 & Anor v Transport for NSW (S20/2025); and Hunt Leather Pty Ltd ABN 46000745960 & Ors v Transport for NSW ABN 18804239602 (S21/2025) hcourt.gov.au/assets/registr…
— High Court of Australia (@HighCourtofAus)
6:39 AM • May 15, 2025
"The Prime Minister has politely declined an offer of honorary citizenship from the Italian city of Barletta ["his father's hometown"] due to legal concerns the gesture could conflict with the Constitution".
— Australian Constitutional Law (@ConstitLawAus)
2:23 AM • May 15, 2025
MEDIA STATEMENT: Law Council welcomes amendments to India’s Rules for Foreign Lawyers and Law Firms
lawcouncil.au/media/media-st…— Law Council (@thelawcouncil)
6:10 AM • May 15, 2025
Just in! Tomorrow the Federal Court will decide the quantum of Moira Deeming’s legal costs John Pesutto must pay following her successful defamation case
He already agreed to pay her costs, but the precise amount has been in dispute
Decision tomorrow at 10.30 am
— Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (@ExposingNV)
9:22 AM • May 15, 2025
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