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Former Liberal candidate jailed over attempt to influence Morrison government for China | Crime - Australia | The Guardian
Rolfe didn't disclose medication and potential side effects before shooting, coroner hears
- Senior NT police deny Zachary Rolfe’s claim unit held racist mock award, inquest hears | Northern Territory | The Guardian
Collapsed funeral fund misrepresented itself as Aboriginal owned or managed, court finds | Australia news | The Guardian
- a copy of the judgement of Murphy, O’Bryan and Shariff JJ can be found here - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ACBF Funeral Plans Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 19
Appeal dropped in first junior doctors class action to go to trial [paywall]
- background to the appeal here - Peninsula Health appeals Federal Court decision ruling it breached Fair Work Act by underpaying its junior doctors | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Construction union wins in court, ACCC to pay costs [The Australian paywall]
“The ACCC must pay the legal costs of the CFMEU and subcontractor Hutchinson after a Federal Court overturned a $1.3m penalty and a finding they had breached competition law.”
- a copy of the judgment of Wigney, Bromwich and Anderson JJ can be found here - J Hutchinson Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2024] FCAFC 18

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How to get a job at a law firm like Allens and Herbert Smith Freehills [AFR paywall]
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Judges Issue Guidance on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings in the Wake of Attorneys Citing to Nonexistent Cases Created by ChatGPT - Lexology [US]
Why Corrs CEO Gavin MacLaren has a target on his back [AFR paywall]
Speeches by the late Hon. Andrew Rogers AO KC have been uploaded to the NSWSC website here.
Courts are ‘gagging debate and scrutiny’ [The Australian paywall]
Victoria is easily the suppression order ‘capital’ of Australia as judges and magistrates ignore demands to open up the secret state.

Law Council of Australia on LinkedIn: #auslaw

The Federal Dispute Resolution Section of the Law Council hosted its 2nd Annual Commonwealth Law Conference in Melbourne last week. The event was a resounding…

www.linkedin.com/posts/law-council-of-australia_auslaw-activity-7168742850623393792-Zcvg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Federal Court of Australia on LinkedIn: #fca #ceremonialsitting #welcome

A ceremonial sitting of the Federal Court of Australia will be held tomorrow, 1 March 2024, at 9.30am AEDT to welcome his Honour Justice Craig Dowling to the…

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Julian Fidge v Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd & Anor

Justice Rofe will deliver judgment in this matter tomorrow, 1 March @ 11.00am AEDT.

To view the livestream see: bit.ly/3GFMxIt

Any form of broadcasting, recording or photography is not permitted.

#livestream #auslaw
— #Federal Court of Australia (#@fedcourtau)
4:05 AM • Feb 29, 2024

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