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Court told new privacy laws shouldn’t apply to Herald Sun stories alleging Victorian MP’s wife, Brittany, was underage at start of relationship
Westpac won’t appeal pivotal WFH ruling [The Australian paywall]
Legal experts say the Fair Work decision is a ‘wake-up call’ for bosses campaigning for a return to the office.
Legal error in $2.3b energy bill subsidies revealed [AFR paywall]
Treasury has disclosed a technical potential breach of constitutional law after it failed to gain appropriate written approval from Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Ryan Meuleman has long been at odds with the politician and his wife Catherine about who was at fault in the crash that caused him serious injuries.
Socceroos star in alleged race-fuelled defamation case against coach [The Advertiser paywall]
Socceroos star and ex-Adelaide United footballer Nestory Irankunda has launched a $250,000 defamation case against a prominent youth coach over social media posts about his true age.
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Fred Prickett started at Clayton Utz in 1996 and remained loyal, working his way up to partner in 2004.
In this episode, Giles speaks with Emeritus Professor Patrick Parkinson, one of Australia’s most respected voices in family law. Patrick is the former Dean at the University of Queensland and has been a leading contributor to national law reform for several decades.
Law firm cashes in on personal injury, class actions to post profit lift [The Australian paywall]
Personal injury specialist law firm Slater + Gordon has posted a $24.6m profit despite fending off a malicious email attack and losing a major class action against a contraceptive device.
Social media is increasingly being used as evidence in court rows between separating couples, legal experts reveal.
‘I’m out’ … ‘MeToo’: Young lawyers turn backs on sex-crime cases [The Australian paywall]
Veteran lawyers warn that the new generation of practitioners are trying to avoid sexual assault cases, heaping more pressure on Australia's already strained legal system.
Hear from our panel of experts including Professor Rodney Smith, Professor of Australian Politics at the University of Sydney and Dr Lynsey Blayden, University of Sydney Law School as they discuss the Dismissal 50 years on.
Jennifer Buckley v Jasmine Sussex: test of science and freedom of speech as Queensland tribunal prepares to hear case over breastfeeding [The Australian paywall]
A vilification complaint has taken on a life of its own, morphing into a test of freedom of speech and transgender rights as a Queensland tribunal prepares to hear an unprecedented case.
Updated guidelines allow more lawyers to dispense with the curly horsehair wigs, while traditionalists fear a loss of courtroom decorum.
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