Needham J allows appeal against Judge Vasta decision

Ita Buttrose claims ‘inconsistencies’ in ABC boss David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian

Bruce Lehrmann faces Hobart court accused of stealing Toyota 4WD | Australia news | The Guardian

Slater and Gordon: No client data was leaked in rogue email [AFR paywall]

The legal firm’s chief executive, Dina Tutungi, assured staff no client data was leaked, amid a growing investigation into an all-staff missive that detailed workforce pay and heavily criticised management.

ACCC-MasterCard case again put on hold [The Australian paywall]

The Federal Court case, launched in 2022, has been delayed again after MasterCard only produced 900 documents of the 10,000 required.

Wiretap from Berejiklian probe revealed in Maguire case [SMH paywall]

A tapped phone call between the former Liberal MP and a friend has come to light after a separate investigation that exposed his secret relationship with the former premier.

Gold Coast lawyer bankrupt, assets frozen in landmark court ruling [Gold Coast Bulletin paywall]

A landmark Federal Court case examining how a Gold Coast lawyer used a personal insolvency process to avoid debts has been decided.

Big change to divorce law puts a price on violence [AFR paywall]

Robert McClelland, one of the country’s most senior judges, says expensive assets could be helpful in curbing domestic violence rates.

Automated Information about the Law (forthcoming in Public Law, 2025) by Lisa Burton Crawford, Janina Boughey :: SSRN

This article examines the phenomenon of automated information about the law—specifically, the growing tendency for governments to use automated systems to provide information about complex legislative schemes to the public. Our study shows that a plethora of such systems now exist in Australia and the United Kingdom, yet they remain largely unstudied by public law scholars in these jurisdictions. We argue that these systems demand our attention, and to be designed with a similar level of care and scrutiny to those that execute the law—particularly given users are likely to rely upon the information that they generate.