Over $1m spent by ABC on Lattouf matter

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• ABC CFO Melanie Kleyn confirms $1.1m taxpayer spend on Antoinette Lattouf dismissal case | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
   

  • ABC admits it should ‘never’ have argued Antoinette Lattouf had to prove existence of Lebanese race | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | The Guardian
     

• Ten to pay Lisa Wilkinson $1.1m to cover legal costs of Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial | Australian media | The Guardian
   

• Exiled Perth Children’s Court Magistrate loses appeal in relocation row

  An exiled Perth Magistrate who unsuccessfully pursued a lawsuit against the state government over her forced relocation from the Children’s Court has lost her appeal bid.
   

  • Crawford v State of Western Australia [2025] FCAFC 18
     

• Plans to deport three non-citizens to Nauru thwarted by legal challenges - ABC News
   

  • Plaintiff S22/2025 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2025] HCATrans 12 (25 February 2025)
     

• Elon Musk’s Tesla faces class action in Australia over car defects | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
   

• $22K vs $690K: outrage as law firm’s salaries, rankings leak [The Australian paywall]

  Upset staff at Slater + Gordon are comparing salaries after a spreadsheet was sent out in a ‘malicious’ email.
   

  • Slater insiders say only a few could have accessed leaked payroll data [AFR paywall]

    Insiders say the spreadsheet that detailed the pay of the law firm’s entire workforce could only have been generated by a small number of staff and accessed by a few senior executives.
     

• Former Star executives Gregory Hawkins and Harry Theodore penalised for breaching duties | ASIC
   

  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hawkins [2025] FCA 121
     

• Linda Reynolds asks Katy Gallagher to apologise for 'the damage' done during Lehrmann saga – video | Australian politics | The Guardian
   

• Dad wanted an extra WFH day to look after his baby. A tribunal agreed [AFR paywall]

  The Fair Work Commission has found that tending to a crying baby or changing nappies are not grounds to reject a request for an extra paid day away from the office.
   

  • Kent Aoyama v FLSA Holdings Pty Ltd - [2025] FWC 524 | Fair Work Commission
     

• Mike Cannon-Brookes wins court battle over ‘highly sensitive’ files [The Australian paywall]

  A sacked executive of Mike Cannon-Brookes who used a personal email to send 1000 files to Annie Cannon-Brookes must hand over his phone and other devices after being accused of leaking confidential information.
   

  • Cannon-Brookes Services Pty Ltd v Chiu - NSW Caselaw
     

Editor’s picks

• Judicial appointment – Adrian John Finanzio SC | The Supreme Court of Victoria
   

• Slater + Gordon and Fair Work Commission strengthen ties [AFR paywall]

  The path from plaintiff law firms to the FWC is a well-trodden one, and the chief executive’s partner is no exception.
   

• Tech bros share the riches (with their lawyers) [AFR paywall]

  Lawyers are cashing in on the legal scandals rocking the start-up world, but it’s tougher for those footing the bill on the other side to the founders.
   

• Do expanded federal surveillance laws go too far? And report warns private practitioners abandoning Legal Aid work - Law Report - Apple Podcasts

  To what extent should police be allowed to hack into phones, computers and encrypted communication to counter online crime? And new research says private practitioners are abandoning Legal Aid work.
   

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• Called to the Bar: International Law over Drinks

  A podcast of informal conversation about topical issues in international law, life in academia and whatever else is on our mind. Hosted by Douglas Guilfoyle and featuring Juliette McIntyre, Tamsin Paige, Imogen Saunders, Nitna Tzouvala.
   

• Outcry as DC US attorney claims he and colleagues are ‘President Trump’s lawyers’ | Trump administration | The Guardian
   

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