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‘Don’t fall for his charm’: Top Melb barrister named on cheating page [Herald Sun paywall]
A prominent, married criminal barrister’s double life as a lothario has spectacularly unravelled after being exposed on a Facebook page designed to name and shame cheaters.
Court shuts down $60m Gold Coast crypto scheme [The Australian paywall]
Just $6.7m has been located from a $60m Gold Coast cryptocurrency scheme that encouraged hundreds of Australians to invest their retirement savings.
The proposed marina expansion had raised the ire of residents and was vigorously opposed by the local council.
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The Federal Court judge who sits on all the big cases said he would “eschew the somewhat prim abstemiousness” of other lunch guests. He was true to his word.
The Albanese government’s “world-first” approach is vulnerable to being struck down due to its ineffectiveness in achieving its purpose.
As President of the Law Council of Australia, Juliana Warner has represented the legal profession on a series of important issues, during a period of great change. In this episode, she returns to the Law Society of NSW to discuss the looming impact of the new AML/CTF legislation, the work of solicitors in local communities and the unfinished business for the profession.
In this episode, List member Dr Jason Harkess, alongside Bill Doogue, Perry Q Wood, and Kristina Kothrakis, discuss how practitioners are navigating the rise of AI, acknowledging it as a helpful tool when used responsibly and with proper verification.
This statement sets out which kinds of misconduct lawyers should tell us about and how to inform us
CATCHWORDS - FAMILY LAW – LEGAL PRACTITIONER – Where Counsel accepted a brief in a five-day parenting trial before this Court – Where Counsel was already briefed to appear in a part-heard trial before another Judge of Division 2 of the Court during the five-day parenting matter – Where the part-heard trial was adjourned – Where show cause orders made by this Court – Where show cause order included an order requiring Counsel to file any affidavits he had previously been ordered to file in relation to his conduct – Where order made by another Judge of Division 1 of this Court for Counsel to file an affidavit about his conduct – Where Counsel did not comply – Where second order made by that other Division 1 Judge for him to comply – Where Counsel complied – Where Counsel chose not to file that affidavit in this Court contrary to the specific order in the show cause Order – Where Counsel submits he “chose” not to file that affidavit contrary to Orders – Where Counsel referred to the Queensland Legal Services Commission
The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom.
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