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The moment Erin Patterson’s trial almost tanked – and the six words that saved it [The Australian paywall]
The estranged husband of the mushroom killer was not told he could object to giving evidence against his wife until hours after he had started testifying.
Pitcher Partners has been accused of breaching its contractual obligations during the six years it provided tax services to Hall & Wilcox.
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Capital Brief's legal writer Michael Pelly speaks to the chief justice about the seismic impact of AI on the law and the changing face of the High Court.
High Court chief justice warns AI poses an 'existential' threat to the law — Capital Brief [paywall]
Australia's top judge, Stephen Gageler, has used his first Australian interview to warn that AI could strike at the heart of our adversarial system of justice.
Half of lawyers surveyed say they endure a poor workplace culture, and their discontent fuels expensive attrition rates. One in ten lawyers plan to leave the profession in the next 12months, one in three want to leave their employer in the next 12 months, and a third say they feel depressed or anxious. What is going wrong inside the profession that holds the rest of us to account? Professor Julian Webb of Melbourne Law School explains the new survey behind these findings.
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