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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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
Editor’s picks
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.
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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.@SCVSupremeCourt appointments by recent government:
- 2023-2026 (to date): 4 women, 7 men
- 2019-2022: 8 women, 6 men
- 2015-2019: 6 women, 11 men
- 2011-2014: 2 women, 13 men(I didn't count associate justices or registrars.)
(Tricky to tally, so some errors pretty likely.)
— #Jeremy Gans (#@jeremy_gans)
12:58 AM • Feb 25, 2025
A ceremonial sitting of the FCA will be held tomorrow, 26 February 2025 at 9:15am AEDT to welcome his Honour Justice Cameron Moore to the Bench.
To view the ceremony you can find the livestream here: youtube.com/@FederalCourtA…
#fca #ceremonialsitting #welcome
— #Federal Court of Australia (#@fedcourtau)
1:00 AM • Feb 25, 2025
Ok so I totally missed this!
Mark Latham is appealing the $140k award of damages against him over his tweet about Alex Greenwich. Appeal was lodged 2 weeks ago.
He’s represented by Zari Burrows who is also representing Bruce Lehrmann in several cases
— #Vaxatious Litigant 💉⚖️👨⚖️ (#@ExposingNV)
6:22 AM • Feb 25, 2025
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