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• ‘Why can’t she come down with flu or Covid?’ former ABC chair wrote in email about Antoinette Lattouf, court hears | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian
   

  • Antoinette Lattouf questioned over social media post amid unfair dismissal claim into her departure from ABC Radio Sydney - ABC News
     

  • Live stream link - NSD189/2024 Antoinette Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation - YouTube
     

• Convicted double murderer to test Queensland 'no body, no parole' law in High Court challenge - ABC News
   

• Peter Dutton and home affairs department cleared of wrongdoing in case involving Melbourne terrorist | Australia news | The Guardian

  “Peter Dutton and the home affairs department have been cleared of wrongdoing over what a judge described as “a serious interference with the administration of justice” in a court case involving Melbourne terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika.”

   

• ‘The Iconic is not the owner’: Shein countersues Aussie retailer in copycat case [SMH paywall]

  One of Australia’s biggest online fashion destinations has taken the fight to the $100 billion fast fashion juggernaut Shein, and Shein is fighting back.
   

Editor’s picks

• The appointment of VICs new CJ Richard Niall commenced yesterday - From the president: New chapter for Victoria’s legal sector
   

• Billable hours targets for first-year lawyers at selected [Australian] law firms
   

• Rethinking penalty units - Dr Paul McGorrery

  Maximum fines for criminal offences are often set as a number of penalty units. The prevailing approach is to apply the value of a penalty unit at the date of offence, but should we consider using the value of a penalty unit at the date of sentencing instead?
   

• Best Practice Regulation: Interpreting the Powers of the Regulator –Think Foley's – Apple Podcasts

  In this episode, Lucy Line and Ruben Clark discuss the principles of statutory interpretation, with a particular focus on how those principles can be applied in a regulatory environment. First, a detailed overview of the tools and tricks that can help practitioners read and construe legislation, emphasising the importance of this skill for all practitioners. Then, a practical examination of how to interpret statutory 'notice to produce' powers, to assist regulators in drafting these notices, and to guide recipients in their responses.

   

• Ex-Spain football boss Luis Rubiales on trial over World Cup kiss
   

• Gabriel Macht Apologizes to Kids Who 'Have Gone to Law School Because of' Suits (Exclusive)
   

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