Daily wrap
Lawyers’ historic ban on recording their billable hours – the first of its kind – has led to a major escalation in the Labor-aligned law firm’s pay dispute.
Adrian Portelli: Melbourne billionaire denies he invented ‘innocent explanation’ to hooning charges | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
‘I have that smile on my face all the time’: Portelli versus police [The Australian paywall]
Smiling at police after being allegedly caught ‘red handed’ hooning in Melbourne could have been nerves or just his trademark face, billionaire Adrian Portelli has told a court.
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US law firm King & Spalding readies Australian assault [AFR paywall]
Street Talk understands the Atlanta-headquartered multinational is exploring opening an Australian beachhead.
International
A 5-judge bench for this employment law case.
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
5:46 AM • Mar 5, 2025
GAGELER CJ: I do not want to be too clever, but does the matter argument matter?
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(yesterday)— #High Court (Australia) Trivia (#@HighCourtTrivia)
6:39 AM • Mar 5, 2025
The Chief Justice has issued a practice direction to temporarily close the #Brisbane court registry on Thu 6 Mar and Fri 7 Mar due to #TCAlfred in #SEQld: tinyurl.com/33msb5ft
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#auslaw
— #Supreme Court of Queensland (#@SupremeCourtQLD)
5:42 AM • Mar 5, 2025
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